Wise Thoughts for Every Day: On God, Love, the Human Spirit, and Living a Good Life

by Leo Tolstoy

There are four stages in life: (1) the “animal-like” life, which is the newborn stage; (2) “I follow others,” the childhood stage; (3) “live for fame and glory,” the youth stage; (4) “live for your spirit and for God,” which is the true life.