Book: War and peace. Page 4

He didn't understand her, but only loved.

Never, never marry, my friend; here's my advice: do not marry until, until you tell yourself that you did everything you could, and until then, until you cease to love the woman you have chosen, until you see her clearly; and then you'll be making a cruel and irrevocable mistake. Marry when you are old, no good...

To the danger not to get used to.

You say: I am not free. I raised and lowered the arm.

That was not free, could not be limited.

Among the countless units that you can do in the phenomena of life, you can subdivide them all into those in which the predominant content, the other - in which form prevails. Among these, in contrast to the rustic, rural, provincial, even Moscow life, include life of Petersburg, especially the cabin. This life unchanged.

The outcome of each event occurring is always so much speculation that, whatever the hell it is over, there will always be people who will say: "I even said that it would be so", forgetting entirely that innumerable hypotheses have been doing the opposite.

... power is the word, the meaning of which we do not understand.

How can you be healthy... when the moral suffering?

There is a man known afternoon mood, which is stronger than any rational reason makes a person to be happy with yourself, and count all your friends.

There are many roads, and among the different paths is the road to Poltava, which Charles XII chose.

There are the same as we are, there are worse than us.

Much nobler to realize his mistake, than to bring the matter to incorrigible.

But still I want to assure you that you are the most beautiful creature in the world.