While there is life, there is happiness.

What it means

Pierre adds that there is much still ahead. As long as you are alive, happiness is still possible. Don't close the book early.

The source

"While there is life, there is happiness." Leo Tolstoy said it in War and Peace, Vol. 4, Part 4, ch. 17 (Maude Book 15, ch. 17). Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude, 1922.

"While there is life there is happiness. There is much, much before us."

Louise and Aylmer Maude, 1922, War and Peace, Vol. 4, Part 4, ch. 17 (Maude Book 15, ch. 17). Text read at gutenberg.org.

Who said it

Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910). Russian novelist who wrote War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1878), then spent his later life on questions of faith and simple living.

Questions

What does "While there is life, there is happiness." mean?

Pierre adds that there is much still ahead. As long as you are alive, happiness is still possible. Don't close the book early.

Who said "While there is life, there is happiness."?

Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910). Source: War and Peace, Vol. 4, Part 4, ch. 17 (Maude Book 15, ch. 17).

What is the original wording?

While there is life there is happiness. There is much, much before us (Louise and Aylmer Maude, 1922). Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude, 1922.

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