Leo Tolstoy Quote

The subject of history is the life of peoples and of humanity. To catch and pin down in words — that is, to describe directly the life, not only of humanity, but even of a single people, appears to be impossible.

War and Peace, epilogue, pt. II, ch. 1

The subject of history is the life of peoples and of humanity. To catch and pin down in words — that is, to describe directly the life, not only of ...

The subject of history is the life of peoples and of humanity. To catch and pin down in words — that is, to describe directly the life, not only of ...

The subject of history is the life of peoples and of humanity. To catch and pin down in words — that is, to describe directly the life, not only of ...

The subject of history is the life of peoples and of humanity. To catch and pin down in words — that is, to describe directly the life, not only of ...