Leo Tolstoy
Novelist of War and Peace and Anna Karenina, moral philosopher
Core Belief
"The meaning of life lies in love, compassion, and striving for moral perfection through self-improvement and service to others, rejecting vanity and artificiality."
Worldview
Tolstoy saw the world as deeply flawed, marred by hypocrisy, social injustice, and the pursuit of fleeting pleasures. He believed that true happiness could only be found in living a simple life, close to nature and in harmony with one's conscience, guided by universal love and understanding.
Personality
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy was a man of intense moral conviction, driven by a restless search for truth and meaning. He possessed a complex temperament, oscillating between periods of profound self-doubt and unwavering certainty in his beliefs, often expressing his views with passionate intensity.
In Their Own Words
""The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity by contributing to the establishment of the Kingdom of God, which can be done only by the recognition and profession of the truth by every man.""
""All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.""
""There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness, and truth.""
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