Pierre was right when he said that one must believe in the possibility of happiness in order to be happy, and I now believe in it. Let the dead bury the dead, but while I'm alive, I must live and be happy.
(War and Peace, 1869)

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All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love.

Leo Tolstoy (War and Peace, 1869)

There is no greatness where there is no simplicity, goodness and truth.

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If you look for perfection, you'll never be content.

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