War and Peace

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Quotes from War and Peace

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"To be alive is to feel"
Natasha Rostova Life
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"There is something divine in parting"
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Death
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"We can know only that we know nothing and that is the highest wisdom"
Pierre Bezukhov Knowledge
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"Happiness is a mirage"
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Happiness
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"To love is to die"
Natasha Rostova Love
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"The greatest discovery of my generation is the knowledge of another's suffering"
Pierre Bezukhov Kindness
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"Real strength lies in gentleness"
Natasha Rostova Strength
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"The most difficult thing, but the most essential, is to love life"
Pierre Bezukhov Hope
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"Life is everything"
Natasha Rostova Life
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"The more we live by our intellect, the less we understand the meaning of life"
Pierre Bezukhov Wisdom
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"When you love someone, you love the whole person"
Pierre Bezukhov Love
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"Music is the shorthand of emotion"
Natasha Rostova Music
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"The force of life is in man's ability to change"
Pierre Bezukhov Change
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"Everything comes to those who wait"
Natasha Rostova Patience
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"The principal thing is that we should all strive to be better"
Natasha Rostova Motivation
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"Man cannot live without some faith in something infinite"
Pierre Bezukhov Faith
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"Imagination is more important than knowledge."
Pierre Bezukhov Imagination
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"Health is a crown that only the sick can see."
Natasha Rostova Health
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"Power is not given to you so you can take from others. It is given so you can give."
General Kutuzov Power
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"Fear is the tool of a man who is afraid of himself."
Pierre Bezukhov Fear
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"Strength grows in the moments when you think you can't go on but you keep going anyway."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Strength
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"Patience is the virtue of the strong."
General Kutuzov Patience
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"Every man is guilty of all the good he did not do."
Pierre Bezukhov Justice
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"Laughter is the shortest distance between two people."
Pierre Bezukhov Humor
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"Dreams are the touchstones of our character."
Natasha Rostova Dreams
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but triumph over it."
General Kutuzov Courage
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"The measure of intelligence is the ability to change."
Pierre Bezukhov Knowledge
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"Faith is the substance of things hoped for."
Prince Andrei Bolkonsky Faith
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"The path to true happiness is paved with gratitude."
Pierre Bezukhov Gratitude
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"All that matters in life is love and friendship."
Natasha Rostova Love