War and Peace

"The highest human activity is the search after truth."

"When you love a man, he becomes more of a man, when you hate him, he becomes less."

"In war the chief incalculable element is the human will."

"Talent is a long patience."

"A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy."

"We Russians should never be ashamed of our origins."

"One must be just before one is generous."

"The feet ache, the eyes water, but the spirit is willing."

"Everything comes in time to those who wait."

"We are never so alone as when we think ourselves most independent."

"To live is to suffer; to survive is to find meaning in that suffering."

"Time heals what reason cannot."

"We are all prisoners of our own nature."

"Suffering is the only way to wisdom and truth."

"A man must be content with his lot, or he will never be happy."

"Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment."

"We live in the present moment, but we are always remembering the past and imagining the future."

"A man who fights for his beliefs is both noble and foolish."

"One must love life before one can appreciate it."

"It is often hard to do what is noble and good when the whole world seems to be acting basely."

"A man is dying. He has already begun to comprehend that he knows nothing."

"We are the slaves of circumstances."

"Everything comes in time to those who wait."

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing."

"We cannot command our love or hatred. It commands us."

"I simply love life."

"God is not outside nature but nature itself."

"Every war begins with deception."

"A person is free when he realizes that he serves something eternal."

"The greatest discovery of our age is that a person can change by changing his attitude."