Anna Karenina

Book · 8 characters · 802 quotes · 2012

Quotes from Anna Karenina

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"Fear is the prison we build for ourselves."
Alexei Vronsky Fear
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"Strength comes from accepting our weaknesses."
Levin Strength
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"Kindness costs nothing but means everything."
Dolly Oblonskaya Kindness
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"Patience is the virtue of the strong."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator) Patience
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"Justice is often blind to the truth."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator) Justice
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"Nature teaches us what society forgets."
Levin Nature
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"Faith is what sustains us when reason fails."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator) Faith
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"Art is the expression of the soul."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator) Art
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"The pursuit of happiness often destroys it."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator) Happiness
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action despite it."
Levin Courage
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"Time heals all wounds, but it also creates new ones."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator) Time
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"We all want to be loved for who we really are."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator) Relationships
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"Love without respect is nothing."
Dolly Oblonskaya Love
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"Death is the end of everything."
Anna Karenina Death
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"The greatest happiness is when a man is at peace with himself."
Levin Happiness
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"We accept the love we think we deserve."
Alexei Vronsky Relationships
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"To know oneself is the beginning of all wisdom."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator) Knowledge
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"Family unhappiness is never simple."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator) Family
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"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator) Wisdom
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"One can't live only by reason alone."
Levin Philosophy
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"Ambition is the death of peace."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator) Peace
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"The truth is rarely pure and never simple."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator) Truth
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"If you look for perfection, you'll never be content."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator)
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"The pursuit of happiness often leads to its loss."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator) Happiness
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"Beauty and truth are often found in simplicity."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator) Beauty
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"True love requires sacrifice and selflessness."
Kitty Shcherbatskaya Love
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"People are afraid of change, yet it is the only way to grow."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator) Change
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"The greatest happiness is when a man finds peace in his own heart."
Levin Peace
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"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, we feel every quiver."
Leo Tolstoy (Narrator) Relationships
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"Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all."
Anna Karenina Adventure