More quotes by Leo Tolstoy, War and Peace

"He is not apprehended by reason, but by life."
"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."
"One must try to make one's life as pleasant as possible. I'm alive and it's not my fault, which means I must somehow go on living the best I can, without bothering anybody, until I die.''But what makes you live? With such thoughts, you'll sit without moving, without undertaking anything...''Life won't leave one alone as it is."
"It's all God's will: you can die in your sleep, and God can spare you in battle."
"Life did not stop, and one had to live."