How to Walk a Thousand Miles

July 10, 2025

“A man on a thousand-mile walk has to forget his ultimate goal and say to himself every morning, ‘Today I’m going to cover twenty-five miles and then rest up and sleep’” -Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the most influential figures of all time. He’s your pacifist’s favorite pacifist. His ideas on non-violent resistance went on to inspire Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. This quote is pulled directly from his book War and Peace, which is considered one of the greatest novels.