War and Peace

"Life is short; love is long."

"A woman's power lies not in her beauty alone, but in her character."

"Life has meaning only if one is acting on principles."

"A man should belong to no party; that is what guarantees his freedom."

"To love is to suffer."

"A man can endure anything if he knows it is his duty."

"One should be kind to people while they are alive, since they are alive then."

"Life everywhere is the same."

"Man is born for action—to be doing something, to be having an effect."

"The principal and most striking peculiarity of our conversation is its utter uselessness."

"We are the makers of our own fortune."

"Man can endure anything when he knows the why of his existence."

"Suffering teaches us to show compassion to others."

"Life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced."

"Beauty is the promise of happiness."

"What will happen when I lose consciousness of myself?"

"We are dying, and we know it, yet we live."

"In the depths of winter, I found there was an invincible summer within my soul."

"Men are not born for defeat."

"Love is life, and if you miss love, you miss life."

"In the midst of war we forget what peace is."

"We are asleep until we fall in love."

"To love life is to love God."

"Why do we struggle, why do we suffer?"

"Anything not forbidden is allowed."

"What is power? Power is when one man wants something and another does all he can to give it to him."

"Everything comes to those who wait, but those who are active gain more."

"The strongest man is he who knows his weakness."

"The imagination creates the world."

"Hope is the most dangerous of human emotions."