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Quote by Leo Tolstoy
Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that

Historians are like deaf people who go on answering questions that no one has asked them. – Leo Tolstoy

Other quotes by 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

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God
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Leo Tolstoy
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The greater the state, the more wrong and cruel its patriotism, and the greater is the sum of suffering upon which its power is founded. – Leo Tolstoy

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Patriotism
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Leo Tolstoy
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Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly. – Leo Tolstoy

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Love
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Leo Tolstoy
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Other Quotes from
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Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunters. – African Proverb

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History

In its history, Europe has committed so many massacres and horrors that it should bow its own head in shame. – Desmond Tutu

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History

This is the lesson that history teaches: repetition. – Gertrude Stein

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History

The history of liberty is a history of resistance. – Woodrow Wilson

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History

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The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by. – Felix Adler

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