War and Peace

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Quotes from War and Peace

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"To love life is to love God."
Pierre Bezukhov Faith
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"One must forgive much to the dead."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Kindness
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"It is necessary to know what one is seeking."
Pierre Bezukhov Wisdom
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"I suddenly felt that I had nothing to do with all that was going on around me."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Solitude
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"A man is born for action, and activity is his calling."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Work
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"We Russians should never ask ourselves whether war is just or unjust!"
General Kutuzov War
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"So you're not going to say anything? But I've so much to tell you!"
Natasha Rostova Love
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"For us with the rule of right and wrong given us by Christ, what answer can there be to the question of what is bad?"
Pierre Bezukhov Faith
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"Everything comes in time to those who wait."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Patience
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"Courage is not the temporary absence of fear. It is action in spite of fear."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Courage
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"The highest wisdom is charity."
Pierre Bezukhov Kindness
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"The very aim of life seems to me to be to realize the good in oneself."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Wisdom
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"Our body is a temple of the Holy Ghost, and we must not corrupt it."
Pierre Bezukhov Faith
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"War is not courtesy but the most dreadful thing in life."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky War
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"Everything comes in time to those who wait."
Pierre Bezukhov Patience
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"Only through suffering can the soul achieve enlightenment"
Pierre Bezukhov Faith
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"To change the course of history, one must first change oneself"
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Change
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"Patience is the virtue of the strong"
Pierre Bezukhov Patience
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"Death is nothing to fear when life has been lived fully"
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Death
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"The people make war and the people decide what to do with victory"
General Kutuzov War
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"Freedom is everything to him who has been deprived of it"
Pierre Bezukhov Freedom
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"The most difficult thing in life is to know oneself"
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Wisdom
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"A man is not born for defeat"
Pierre Bezukhov Courage
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"To love is to suffer and to suffer is to live"
Natasha Rostova Love
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"We Russians should never forget that we are fighting for our home and our people"
General Kutuzov War
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"Man cannot alter the past, but he can ruin the present by worrying about the future"
Pierre Bezukhov Time
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"All happiness comes from acceptance of what is."
Pierre Bezukhov Happiness
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"The wound of conscience leaves a scar that never fully heals."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
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"The power of love transcends all earthly authority."
Natasha Rostova Love
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"The most profound truth is often the simplest."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Truth