War and Peace

"Truth is often painful, but living in falsehood is more painful still."

"War shows us the futility of human ambition and the fragility of our plans."

"Love does not conquer all, but it gives us the strength to endure what we cannot conquer."

"In moments of true crisis, a man discovers who he really is."

"The pursuit of power corrupts the soul more surely than any other ambition."

"To understand oneself truly is to begin the journey toward peace."

"The great battles of life are won not by strength alone, but by perseverance and faith."

"We are all born with the capacity to love, yet we spend our lives learning how to do it properly."

"Man's greatest treasure is a peaceful conscience."

"True beauty is in the soul, not in the body."

"A man can bear anything when he knows his duty."

"To forgive is not to excuse; it is to understand."

"Suffering and joy are equally necessary to us."

"Every man is his own center of the world."

"It is better to do than to say."

"I understand now what has been puzzling me. Whole nations are destroyed and become extinct without any evil intent."

"Without suffering there is no true happiness."

"All our troubles come from our errors and our passion."

"Intoxication of youth and beauty."

"To the dog the man is a god."

"Beauty is mystery. You cannot explain beauty."

"We are the servants of God's will."

"No one is more of a slave than he who thinks himself free without being so."

"I have come to love the Russian soul."

"It seems to me that everything is possible for man, and therefore I regard every human being as my brother."

"The strong man is the one who abandons his own will and learns to obey."

"Every moment of life is precious and can never be returned."

"War is not courtesy but the most dreadful thing in life."

"Death is an awakening."

"I simply want to live; to cause no evil to anyone but myself."