War and Peace

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Quotes from War and Peace

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"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing"
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Knowledge
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"We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand"
Pierre Bezukhov Change
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"To love is to risk not being loved in return"
Natasha Rostova Love
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"Everything comes in time to those who wait"
Natasha Rostova Patience
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"Man cannot alter circumstances, but he can alter his attitude toward them"
Pierre Bezukhov Wisdom
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"The power of love is the greatest force in the universe."
Natasha Rostova Love
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"In every human heart there is a spark of heavenly fire."
Pierre Bezukhov Faith
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"We cannot change our external circumstances, but we can always change ourselves."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Strength
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"Life has taught me that truth is the highest virtue."
Pierre Bezukhov Truth
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"Beauty is not only something we see; it is something we live."
Natasha Rostova Beauty
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"The art of leadership is saying no, not yes."
General Kutuzov Leadership
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"People are not born for happiness. People are born for deeds."
Natasha Rostova Motivation
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"True courage is action when you are afraid."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Courage
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"The higher we ascend in society, the less freedom we have."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Freedom
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"How can the commanders make plans when nothing is ever known about the enemy?"
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky War
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"Life is everything. Life is God."
Pierre Bezukhov Faith
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"The soul as well as the body needs to be maintained in a state of discipline."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Strength
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"Life everywhere is the same. Everybody struggles, cheats, abandons, betrays; men are always failing one another."
Natasha Rostova Truth
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"We are the makers of our own fortune."
Pierre Bezukhov Power
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"Everything comes in time to those who wait."
Platon Karataev Patience
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"Dreams are the echoes of our deepest desires"
Natasha Rostova Dreams
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"To persevere is to win"
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Perseverance
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"The heart knows what the mind cannot comprehend"
Natasha Rostova Wisdom
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"The measure of a man is how he treats those who cannot benefit him"
Pierre Bezukhov Justice
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"To understand is to forgive"
Pierre Bezukhov Wisdom
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"The beauty of life is in its uncertainty"
Natasha Rostova Beauty
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"Love is life"
Pierre Bezukhov Love
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"Courage is not the absence of fear but action in spite of it"
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Courage
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"Every moment is both an ending and a beginning"
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Time
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"Happiness lies not in virtue alone, but in the exercise of virtue"
Pierre Bezukhov Happiness