Quote by Leo Tolstoy

What is reason given me for, if I am not to use it to avoid bringing unhappy beings into the world!

What is reason given me for, if I am not to use it to avoid

Summary

This quote reflects on the purpose of reason in relation to procreation. It suggests that if one possesses the ability to reason, then it should be utilized to prevent the birth of suffering individuals. In other words, if someone understands the consequences and potential hardships of bringing people into the world, they should exercise their reasoning abilities to avoid it altogether. The quote raises ethical concerns and highlights the responsibility of individuals to consider the wellbeing of potential future generations.

Topics

Insightful Birth Prevention

By Leo Tolstoy

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

All my life, I always wanted to be somebody. Now I see that

All my life, I always wanted to be somebody. Now I see that I should have been more specific.

Life Funny Dreams

Years ago - in the 70s, for about a decade - I carried a cam

Years ago - in the 70s, for about a decade - I carried a camera every place I went. And I shot a lot of pictures that were still life and landscape, using available light.

Life Light Places

God doesn't have any grandchildren.

God doesn't have any grandchildren.

Eli Stanley Jones

Christianity

The law condemns and punishes only actions within certain de

The law condemns and punishes only actions within certain definite and narrow limits; it thereby justifies, in a way, all similar actions that lie outside those limits.

Action

A lot of times, women don't get the male perspective in rega

A lot of times, women don't get the male perspective in regards to a relationship, what men go through when they're not really dealing well.

Morris Chestnut

Men

For years I have been going to the South of France to cool o

For years I have been going to the South of France to cool out.

Cool

A lot of fancier yarns come from people trying to tell the t

A lot of fancier yarns come from people trying to tell the truth. It's not easy once you're out of the habit.

Dashiell Hammett

Truth People

I've learned that success comes in a very prickly package. W

I've learned that success comes in a very prickly package. Whether you choose to accept it or not is up to you.

Success

The free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it - bas

The free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it - basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them.

Charles Bukowski

Inspire Feeling Good Free Soul

Truth is heavy, so few men carry it.

Truth is heavy, so few men carry it.

Jewish Folk Saying

Truth

There had been times when he knew, somewhere in him, that he

There had been times when he knew, somewhere in him, that he would get used to it, whatever it was, because he had learnt that some hard things became softer after a very little while.

Life Adversity Inspirational Depression Hard Times

Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a

Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper.

Thomas Jefferson

Truth