Life did not stop, and one had to live. - Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace

"We can know only that we know nothing. And that is the highest degree of human wisdom."

"God is the same everywhere."

"You can love a person dear to you with a human love, but an enemy can only be loved with divine love."

"In the best, the friendliest and simplest relations flattery or praise is necessary, just as grease is necessary to keep wheels turning."

"It's all God's will: you can die in your sleep, and God can spare you in battle."