Tolstoy 18 formulated for themselves their life manifesto. These "rules for the development of the will, activity, memory and mental abilities", aimed at curbing and feelings of self-love and self-interest, rather universal, and therefore do not lose relevance.
- Every morning assigns itself all you have to do during the day, and do all assigned.
- Go to sleep as little as possible.
- All personal troubles endure without expressing them externally.
- If you started, no matter what that may be the case, then do not leave it without graduating.
- Do not worry about the approval of the people you know or not, or despise.
- Repeat the evening all that you have learned during the day. Every week, every month and every year the exam itself around when and how much, if also find that I forgot, then starts again.
- Not changing his lifestyle, if you have even become ten times richer.
- Do not allow yourself to spending done for vanity.
- Every increment of the estate to your drink is not for himself but for society.
- Invent as many sessions.
- Does not require assistants in the case that you can finish one.
- The worse the situation, the stronger the activity.
- A real contentment.
- Seek opportunity of doing good.
- Try to make life pleasant people connected with you.