War and Peace

Book · 10 characters · 1014 quotes · 1864

Quotes from War and Peace

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"Every moment of life is precious and should not be wasted."
Pierre Bezukhov Time
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"The strength of an army lies not in numbers but in unity."
General Kutuzov Strength
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"Forgiveness is the highest form of love."
Natasha Rostova Kindness
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"The greatest battles are often those fought within ourselves."
Pierre Bezukhov Courage
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"What matters in life is not what happens to us, but how we respond."
Pierre Bezukhov Wisdom
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"Suffering has always been the price of spiritual growth."
Pierre Bezukhov Perseverance
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"True love knows no boundaries of reason or propriety."
Natasha Rostova Love
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"A man can endure anything when he has faith."
Pierre Bezukhov Faith
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"The most powerful weapon is an open heart."
Natasha Rostova Love
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"The highest human dignity is in the capacity to suffer."
Pierre Bezukhov Wisdom
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"The human soul is infinite in its capacity for transformation"
Pierre Bezukhov Change
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"A leader is one who sacrifices his own interests for the greater good"
General Kutuzov Leadership
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"The greatest battles are won not on the field but in the hearts of men"
General Kutuzov War
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"The source of man's power is his capacity to modify his own mind"
Pierre Bezukhov Power
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"In war the strongest weapon is not steel but the will of the people"
General Kutuzov War
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"A man must not concern himself with thoughts of results but only with the rightness of his action"
Pierre Bezukhov Philosophy
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"The secret of life is to have a task that consumes you"
Pierre Bezukhov Work
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"Graciousness is love expressed in action"
Natasha Rostova Kindness
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but rather an assessment that something else is more important than fear"
General Kutuzov Courage
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"A man is born, but to be born he must first die"
Pierre Bezukhov Faith
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"Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real"
Pierre Bezukhov Philosophy
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"We cannot direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails"
General Kutuzov Wisdom
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"Love is life"
Natasha Rostova Love
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"War is not courtship"
General Kutuzov War
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"He felt that something had broken in his soul"
Pierre Bezukhov Change
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"Death is the final frontier we all must cross."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Death
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"One must distinguish between the freedom of man and the slavery of man."
Pierre Bezukhov Freedom
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"Ambition is the path to success."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Success
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"Every heart has its secrets."
Natasha Rostova Relationships
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"We are the masters of our fate."
Pierre Bezukhov Power