Her maternal instinct told her Natasha had too much of something, and because of this she would not be happy
Though all the guns be silenced, each soldier in his home, There is no peace till Love comes, till the meek may safely roam.
Man is created for happiness, that happiness lies in himself, in the satisfaction of simple human needs; and that all unhappiness is due, not to privation but to superfluity.
he was one of those diplomats who like and know how to work, and, despite his laziness, he occasionally spent nights at his desk.
He remembered his mother's love for him, and his family's, and his friends', and the enemy's intention to kill him seemed impossible.
Those are the men,' added Bolkonsky with a sigh which he could not suppress, as they went out of the palace, 'those are the men who decide the fate of nations.
The question to ask is what will satisfy you? What will bring you peace? And perhaps the answer to those is in asking yourself when you were last happy.
It is the oldest ironies that are still the most satisfying: man, when preparing for bloody war, will orate loudly and most eloquently in the name of peace.
Animals are born who they are, accept it, and that is that. They live with greater peace than people do.
Self-forgiveness is a daily practice of the humble, strong and mentally sane. It is an intentional preservation of inner-peace and a reflection of a healthy self-concept.
Come on,” I said a third time, to the approaching darkness, to the figures that beckoned from within it, to the peace that comes at last to every dead thing.
Only the person who has experienced light and darkness, war and peace, rise and fall, only that person has truly experienced life.
For the funeral I needed a plus one, so I rented a hooker. And then I rented a movie. Rest in peace Grandpa, or whoever you were.
At least I'm at peace with myself. I have done my best to write a book about what really happened there and why it happened and it's done, it's published. I won't write another book on Vietnam.
A man is relieved and gay when he has put his heart into his work and done his best; but what he has said or done otherwise shall give him no peace.
To me, one of the best faces America has ever projected is the face of a Peace Corps volunteer. That face symbolizes this country: young, curious, brimming with idealism and hope - and a real, honest compassion.
I felt the kind of peace you feel when you come in from a hot afternoon and pour cold water over your feet.
What strange creatures we are, to find silence peaceful, when permanent silence is the thing we most dread
Her concept of paradise was something more immediate: a book and a blanket beneath a tree, where she might read in peace.
The vast majority of Muslims living here are peaceful citizens. Unfortunately, however, we also see religious and political fanaticism among Muslim groups in Germany.
You could have died later on, you could have died after peace had been declared. But, in any case, you were going to die.
