War and Peace

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Quotes from War and Peace

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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the assessment that something else is more important than fear."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Courage
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"To love is to sacrifice."
Natasha Rostova Love
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"Men are not evil, they are simply ignorant."
Pierre Bezukhov Education
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"Talent is a flame, but character is steel."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Strength
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"Life is everything. Life is God. Everything changes and moves and that movement is God."
Pierre Bezukhov Faith
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"One must be wise and not mad in order to accomplish anything in this world."
Natasha Rostova Wisdom
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"War is not courtesy but the most dreadful thing in life."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky War
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"The only true knowledge is in knowing you know nothing."
Pierre Bezukhov Knowledge
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"Everything depends on the degree of faith at which we are willing to stop."
Pierre Bezukhov Faith
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"Relationships are the mirror of our souls."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Relationships
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"Motivation comes from within the soul."
Pierre Bezukhov Motivation
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"Dreams are the soul's way of speaking."
Natasha Rostova Dreams
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"Friendship is the highest form of love."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Friendship
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"Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet."
Pierre Bezukhov Patience
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"Fear is the parent of cruelty."
General Kutuzov Fear
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"Hope is the pillar of the world."
Natasha Rostova Hope
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"The truth is often hidden in plain sight."
Pierre Bezukhov Truth
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"Strength of character knows no age."
General Kutuzov Strength
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"The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of."
Natasha Rostova Love
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"Death is the great equalizer."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Death
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"Freedom is the right to live as one chooses."
Pierre Bezukhov Freedom
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"Beauty is mysterious as well as terrible."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Beauty
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"We are all responsible for everything."
Pierre Bezukhov Justice
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"True love is incomprehensible and inexplicable."
Natasha Rostova Love
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"Men are not born for defeat."
General Kutuzov Courage
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"Everything is predetermined by fate."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Philosophy
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"Life is everything; life is God."
Pierre Bezukhov Faith
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"To love is to suffer."
Pierre Bezukhov Love
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"I am not interested in the slightest in those questions."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Philosophy
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"The presence of military power in any country is the surest guarantee of peace."
General Kutuzov War