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| − | '''Лев Николаевич Толстой ''[Leo N. Tolstoy]''''' (1828—1910) is my no. 1 favourite writer. He became my no. 1 favourite writer even before I ever read any of his works considered most famous, such as ''War and Piece'' and ''Anna Karenina''. For Tolstoy to captivate me for a lifetime, it was enough for me to read the first few opening paragraphs of his ''Childhood'', the | + | '''Лев Николаевич Толстой ''[Leo N. Tolstoy]''''' (1828—1910) is my no. 1 favourite writer. He became my no. 1 favourite writer even before I ever read any of his works considered most famous, such as ''War and Piece'' and ''Anna Karenina''. For Tolstoy to captivate me for a lifetime, it was enough for me to read the first few opening paragraphs of his ''Childhood'', which is the introductory volume of his fabulous trilogy ''Childhood'' – ''Boyhood'' – ''Youth''. |
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| + | But the best book I've read in my life so far (2014) is Tolstoy's collection of pronouncements and his favourite quotations, ''The Path of Life'', that was practically only completed in the final year of his life – perhaps in the final moments of his life, as he lay dying in a railway station. I don't agree with everything Tolstoy has ever said (indeed, he renounced his own works such as ''War and Piece'' and ''Anna Karenina'' following his "religious turnaround" that occurred when he was over 50 years old), but Tolstoy's views on life, philosophy, and religion are very close to me. | ||
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| + | That is not surprising, seeing as both myself and Tolstoy are fond of earlier philosophers and writers such as Socrates/Plato, Kant, Schopenhauer, and Emerson. | ||
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Revision as of 15:19, 2 November 2014
Лев Николаевич Толстой [Leo N. Tolstoy] (1828—1910) is my no. 1 favourite writer. He became my no. 1 favourite writer even before I ever read any of his works considered most famous, such as War and Piece and Anna Karenina. For Tolstoy to captivate me for a lifetime, it was enough for me to read the first few opening paragraphs of his Childhood, which is the introductory volume of his fabulous trilogy Childhood – Boyhood – Youth.
But the best book I've read in my life so far (2014) is Tolstoy's collection of pronouncements and his favourite quotations, The Path of Life, that was practically only completed in the final year of his life – perhaps in the final moments of his life, as he lay dying in a railway station. I don't agree with everything Tolstoy has ever said (indeed, he renounced his own works such as War and Piece and Anna Karenina following his "religious turnaround" that occurred when he was over 50 years old), but Tolstoy's views on life, philosophy, and religion are very close to me.
That is not surprising, seeing as both myself and Tolstoy are fond of earlier philosophers and writers such as Socrates/Plato, Kant, Schopenhauer, and Emerson.
Collections of Leo Tolstoy Quotations Already Available
Here is a list of collections of Leo Tolstoy quotations already available in this Book of Quotations:
- Греческий учитель Сократ (1885)
- Суд над Сократом и его защита (1904)
- Смерть Сократа (1904)
Additional Resources
- Лев Николаевич Толстой webpage at Wikipedia (Russian)
- Leo Tolstoy webpage at Wikipedia (English)
