Natasha Rostova

Character in War and Peace From: War and Peace

Young noblewoman navigating love, duty, and maturity

204 quotes

"The beauty of nature teaches us more than all the books ever written"
Nature
"Hope is the light that guides us through the darkest times"
Hope
"Dreams reveal the desires of the heart that we hide from ourselves"
Dreams
"Beauty exists in the most unexpected places if we open our eyes"
Beauty
"Inspiration strikes those who are prepared to receive it"
Inspiration
"Imagination is the greatest gift bestowed upon mankind"
Imagination
"Music expresses what words alone cannot convey"
Music
"To love is to sacrifice oneself"
Love
"We seek what we lack"
"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of."
Relationships
"I simply love life."
Happiness
"Everything comes in time to those who wait."
Patience
"It is often hard to do what is noble and good when the whole world seems to be acting basely."
"Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment."
Love
"Time heals what reason cannot."
Time
"We Russians should never be ashamed of our origins."
"Talent is a long patience."
Creativity
"When you love a man, he becomes more of a man, when you hate him, he becomes less."
Love
"Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see."
Kindness
"The soul is healed by making others happy."
Happiness
"Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions."
Gratitude
"One must have already suffered a great deal to know what one loves."
Love
"True love understands all languages and speaks all tongues."
Love
"One cannot love without hope or hope without love."
Love
"Distance does not diminish genuine affection."
Relationships
"The heart's desires are often wiser than the mind's calculations."
Wisdom
"Life is everything"
Life
"Simplicity is the last degree of sophistication"
Wisdom
"Passion and love are the essence of life itself"
Love
"True strength lies in gentleness and forgiveness"
Strength