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Leo Tolstoy

Portrait of Leo Tolstoy
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AUTHOR PROFILE

Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy is described in biographical records as a Russian writer (1828–1910) (1828–1910). The selections gathered here touch on patience, happiness, perfection. This profile brings the attributed quotations together with their available source information.

FEATURED QUOTE
“The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.”
— Leo Tolstoy

Biography at a glance

  • Profile: Russian writer (1828–1910)
  • Life: 1828–1910
  • Quotes in this collection: 2

Life and work

Biographical records connect Leo Tolstoy with Kazan Imperial University. Works associated with Leo Tolstoy include War and Peace and Anna Karenina. This collection includes 2 quotations credited to Leo Tolstoy. Each quotation page preserves its own citation, when supplied, so readers can follow the passage back to its stated context.

Reading the quotations

The selections gathered here touch on patience, happiness, perfection. These topic links make it easier to compare these words with other voices in the LDS Flow library. Citations are shown on the individual quotation pages where the source collection provided them.

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Quotes by Leo Tolstoy

2 quotes