“A man's every action is inevitably conditioned by what surrounds him and by his own body.”

—  Leo Tolstoy , book War and Peace

Source: War and Peace

Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "A man's every action is inevitably conditioned by what surrounds him and by his own body." by Leo Tolstoy?
Leo Tolstoy photo
Leo Tolstoy 456
Russian writer 1828–1910

Related quotes

Thomas Hobbes photo
Herbert A. Simon photo
Paul of Tarsus photo
Friedrich Schiller photo
Martin Van Buren photo

“How imperious, then, is the obligation imposed upon every citizen, in his own sphere of action, whether limited or extended, to exert himself in perpetuating a condition of things so singularly happy.”

Martin Van Buren (1782–1862) American politician, 8th President of the United States (in office from 1837 to 1841)

Inaugural address (1837)

Leo Tolstoy photo
Hunter S. Thompson photo

“A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.”

Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005) American journalist and author

Source: The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967

Henry James photo
Claude Bernard photo

“The stability of the internal medium is a primary condition for the freedom and independence of certain living bodies in relation to the environment surrounding them.”

Claude Bernard (1813–1878) French physiologist

Leçons sur les Phénomènes de la Vie Communs aux Animaux et aux Végétaux (1878-1879).

Related topics