Who said "We are the slaves of circumstances and accident."?

This quote is attributed to Prince Andrei Bolkonsky.

We are the slaves of circumstances and accident. - Prince Andrei Bolkonsky

"We are the slaves of circumstances and accident."

Prince Andrei Bolkonsky

Character in War and Peace

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"The greatest wisdom is sometimes the greatest foolishness."

"Ambition is the poison of great souls."

"Happiness does not depend on external circumstances but on the disposition of the soul."

"The strongest bonds are forged in the crucible of suffering."