Pierre Bezukhov

Character in War and Peace From: War and Peace

Illegitimate son seeking meaning and spiritual redemption

425 quotes

"Truth is often stranger and more beautiful than the fiction we imagine"
Truth
"Kindness is the truest measure of a person's character"
Kindness
"Perseverance transforms obstacles into opportunities"
Perseverance
"Justice delayed is justice denied to all humanity"
Justice
"Solitude teaches us who we truly are beneath society's masks"
Solitude
"Philosophy teaches us how to live, not merely how to think"
Philosophy
"Art is the soul of civilization made visible"
Art
"Man is a creature who cannot live without ideals"
Philosophy
"Life is everything. Life is God"
Faith
"We are all brothers"
"Suffering cleanses the soul"
Perseverance
"Truth, like gold, is purified by fire"
Truth
"Love alone is the answer to all of mankind's questions"
Love
"The higher a man's rank, the more questions of conscience and doubt arise in his soul."
Leadership
"Life is everywhere; life is God, and life is in you all."
Faith
"The greatest wisdom is in knowing the extent of our ignorance."
Wisdom
"Every man is the architect of his own fortune."
Success
"Philosophy is the search for truth through reason."
Philosophy
"Life is everything. Life is God. Everything changes and moves and that movement is God."
Philosophy
"The only true knowledge is in knowing you know nothing."
Knowledge
"Eternity is a grand concept."
Philosophy
"The greatest discovery of our age is that a person can change by changing his attitude."
Change
"A person is free when he realizes that he serves something eternal."
Freedom
"God is not outside nature but nature itself."
Faith
"We cannot command our love or hatred. It commands us."
Love
"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."
Knowledge
"One must love life before one can appreciate it."
Life
"We live in the present moment, but we are always remembering the past and imagining the future."
Time
"We are all prisoners of our own nature."
Philosophy
"We are never so alone as when we think ourselves most independent."
Solitude