Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.

Leo Tolstoy

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Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was a Russian novelist, philosopher, and moral thinker whose works 'War and Peace' and 'Anna Karenina' are widely considered the greatest novels ever written. His later embrace of radical Christian anarchism, nonviolent resistance, and voluntary poverty influenced Gandhi and global peace movements.

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Leo Tolstoy's Other Quotes

The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.

If you want to be happy, be.

Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

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