War and Peace
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Pierre Bezukhov
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Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
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Natasha Rostova
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General Kutuzov
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Marya Bolkonskaya
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Platon Karataev
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Napoleon Bonaparte
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Nikolai Rostov
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Anatole Kuragin
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5 quotes
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Helene Kuragina
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but action in spite of it."Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Courage
"The future is uncertain; therefore, we must live as if every moment were our last."Pierre Bezukhov Time
"Forgiveness is not the absence of anger but the choice to love despite it."Natasha Rostova Kindness
"The fear that men have of death is often greater than death itself."Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Fear
"Humility is the greatest strength."Pierre Bezukhov Strength
"Life is the movement itself, not the goal nor the end."Pierre Bezukhov Life
"Death is neither evil nor good in itself. It is the manner of dying that is good or evil."Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Death
"The human heart desires the impossible."Natasha Rostova Dreams
"Beauty is terrible and awful because it's not comprehensible, and nothing ought to be incomprehensible in the world."Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Beauty
"A man can endure anything if he knows that his suffering has a meaning."Pierre Bezukhov Perseverance
"When one loves, one is capable of anything."Natasha Rostova Love
"All is for the best. Everything that happens is for the best."Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Hope
"To love life is to love God."Pierre Bezukhov Faith
"Life is everything. Life is God. Everything changes and moves and that movement is God."Pierre Bezukhov Faith
"We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom."Pierre Bezukhov Knowledge
"The measure of a man is what he does with his power."Pierre Bezukhov Strength
"Hope is the pillar that holds up the world."Natasha Rostova Hope
"The only true wisdom is acknowledging your ignorance."Pierre Bezukhov Wisdom
"Kindness is the language the deaf can hear and the blind can see."Pierre Bezukhov Kindness
"Death is nothing. What is dreadful is dying with a divided will."Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Death
"Patience is a virtue that is often confused with weakness."Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Patience
"The strength of an army lies in the unity of its soldiers, not in their commander."General Kutuzov Leadership
"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something is more important than fear."Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Courage
"Everything in the world is relative, everything!"Pierre Bezukhov Philosophy
"To love is to suffer."Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Love
"Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose."Pierre Bezukhov Freedom
"The presence of vast numbers does not affect the course of events."General Kutuzov War
"A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy."Pierre Bezukhov Happiness
"God is the same everywhere."Natasha Rostova Faith
"All we can know is that we know nothing, and that is the highest flight of human wisdom."Pierre Bezukhov Knowledge