Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)

Character in Anna Karenina From: Anna Karenina

Philosophical voice examining love, death, faith, and the meaning of life

462 quotes

"Patience is the virtue of the strong."
Patience
"Kindness is the language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Kindness
"Fear is the beginning of wisdom."
Fear
"Power corrupts the soul."
Power
"Health is a blessing often unnoticed until it is lost."
Health
"Adventure calls to those brave enough to answer."
Adventure
"Imagination is more valuable than knowledge."
Imagination
"History repeats itself to those who do not learn from it."
History
"War is the disease of humanity."
War
"Motivation comes from within, not from external rewards."
Motivation
"Inspiration strikes those who are prepared for it."
Inspiration
"Beauty fades but character endures."
Beauty
"Art is the mirror of the soul."
Art
"Science is the pursuit of truth."
Science
"Music soothes the troubled heart."
Music
"Faith without works is dead."
Faith
"Leadership is the burden of responsibility."
Leadership
"Creativity flourishes in freedom."
Creativity
"Justice is an ideal we strive toward."
Justice
"Courage is not the absence of fear."
Courage
"Change is inevitable and constant."
Change
"Education opens the doors of the mind."
Education
"Knowledge is power, but wisdom is peace."
Knowledge
"Time is the ultimate judge of all things."
Time
"Truth always emerges, no matter how long it is hidden."
Truth
"All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way"
Life
"If you look for perfection, you'll never be content"
Happiness
"The difference between a good life and a bad one is in your choice of companions"
Friendship
"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, our actions run as causes, and they come back to us as effects"
Relationships
"The truth is that life is delicious, horrible, charming, frightful, sweet, bitter, and that is everything"
Truth