Leo Tolstoy Quote – “Life is a dream…”

Life is a dream. Death is an awakening. Leo Tolstoy (1828 – 1910)

C. S. Lewis (1898 – 1963), Living Book, The Search

C. S. Lewis Quote – “I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures…”

I sometimes wonder whether all pleasures are not substitutes for joy. C. S. Lewis (1898 – 1963)

Living Book, The Search, William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)

William Shakespeare Quote – “Like madness is the glory of this life.”

Like madness is the glory of this life. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)

Living Book, Marcus Aurelius (121 - 180), The Search

Marcus Aurelius Quote – “Inquire of yourself as soon as you awaken from sleep…”

Inquire of yourself as soon as you awaken from sleep whether it will make any difference to you, if another does or does not do what is just and right. It will make no difference. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)

Leo Tolstoy (1828 – 1910), Living Book, The Search

Leo Tolstoy Quote – “The fulfillment of Christ’s teaching consists in…”

The fulfillment of Christ’s teaching consists in moving away from self toward God. Leo Tolstoy (1828 – 1910)

Leo Tolstoy (1828 – 1910), Living Book, The Search

Leo Tolstoy Quote – “The animal existence of a man does not…”

The animal existence of a man does not constitute human life alone. Life, according to the will of God only, is also not human life. Human life is a combination of the animal life and the divine life. And the more this combination approaches to the divine life, the more life there is in it. Leo Tolstoy (1828 – 1910)

Leo Tolstoy (1828 – 1910), Living Book, The Search

Leo Tolstoy Quote – “The essence of religion consists solely in…”

The essence of religion consists solely in the answer to the question, “Why do I live, and what is my relation to the infinite universe around me?” Leo Tolstoy (1828 – 1910)

Leo Tolstoy (1828 – 1910), Living Book, The Search

Leo Tolstoy Quote – “The external, restless, useless activity…”

The external, restless, useless activity which consists in establishing and adapting the external forms resulting from the change of consciousness, hides from men that essential, inner activity which alone can ameliorate their lives. And this superstition, more than anything else, hinders the general amelioration of human life. Leo Tolstoy (1828 – 1910)