One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature shall not be broken. – Leo Tolstoy
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God. – Leo Tolstoy
No one could give her such soothing and sensible consolation as this little three-month-old creature when he lay at her breast and she felt the movement of his lips and the snuffling of his tiny nose. – Leo Tolstoy
War is so unjust and ugly that all who wage it must try to stifle the voice of conscience within themselves. – Leo Tolstoy