Leo Tolstoy and Little Girls are Wiser than Men

He is a Russian prose writer and novelist. He is famous for his two novels – War and Peace published in the year 1869 and Anna Karenina which came out in the year 1877. He is a master of realistic fiction and one of the world’s greatest novelists. A novel by Tolstoy is not a work of art but a piece of human life. Tolstoy was a man of peace. He wrote many good stories. Each story has a valuable moral lesson. Little Girls are Wiser Than Men' is a short story by Russian author Leo Tolstoy first published in 1885. It takes the form of a parable about forgiveness. The lesson is a fable. A fable is a short story which conveys some useful moral lesson. The story talks about forgiveness and non-violence. Tolstoy and Mahatama Gandhi used to exchange letters. Some of the memorable quotes by Tolstoy are given below.

"In our world, everybody thinks of changing humanity, and nobody thinks of changing himself."

"The two most powerful warriors are patience and time."

"The sole meaning of life is to serve humanity."

"The strongest of all warriors are these two — Time and Patience."

Resources used for preparing this blog:
https://fee.org/articles/12-quotes-from-leo-tolstoy-on-truth-violence-and-government/
The Oxford Companion to English Literature - Edited by Margaret Drabble

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