Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)

"The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but a deed may be done only for God."

"Pride is increased by ignorance; those assume the most who know the least."

"When one is unhappy one pays attention to every detail of the misery."

"We are deceived at every turn by the принцип of contradictions inherent in all things."

"The moment of forgiveness is the moment of the highest human capacity."

"There is something about the presence of a cat that calms us down."

"The truth is like a lion; you don't have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself."

"What we have, we do not prize; we prize what we have not."

"Every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."

"The freedom that consists in doing what you want is not worth having."

"One can endure sorrow alone, but it takes two to be glad."

"Memory selects only the extraordinary moments, which it magnifies."

"A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom."

"The presence of true love makes all things possible."

"Our virtue is only the lesser of two vices."

"To wish to be other than what one is, is to waste one's existence."

"The more you control people, the more they resent you."

"The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mole but is reflected in her soul."

"What could be more important than knowing that you're going to be dead in a hundred years anyway?"

"We are all fools in love."

"The question of how to live is the first question of philosophy."

"Strength does not come from winning."

"Life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced."

"The human heart has hidden treasures, in secret kept, in silence sealed."

"Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torments of man."

"All who are happy are happy in the same way; all who are unhappy are unhappy in different ways."

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

"Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure."

"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."

"If you look for perfection, you'll never be content."