| Title | : | Leo Tolstoy and the Cult of Simplicity |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Gilbert K. Chesterton & John C. Kenworthy |
| Release | : | 2021-02-15 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Biographies & Memoirs, Books |
| Size | : | 1008859 |
| It is this consideration that lends a certain air of futility even to all the inspired simplicities and thunderous veracities of Tolstoy. We feel that a man cannot make himself simple merely by warring on complexity; we feel, indeed, in our saner moments that a man cannot make himself simple at all. A self-conscious simplicity may well be far more intrinsically ornate than luxury itself. |
