Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.
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Better and safer is an assured peace than a victory hoped for. The one is in your own power, the other is in the hands of the gods.
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Luck is of little moment to the great general, for it is under the control of his intellect and his judgment.
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Temerity is not always successful.
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When Tarquin the Proud was asked what was the best mode of governing a conquered city, he replied only by beating down with his staff all the tallest poppies in his garden.
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War is just to those to whom war is necessary.
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Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
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Toil and pleasure, dissimilar in nature, are nevertheless united by a certain natural bond.
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Greater is our terror of the unknown.
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Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind.
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Truth is often eclipsed but never extinguished.
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In war, mere appearances have had all the effect of realities; and that a person, under a firm persuasion that he can command resources, virtually has them; that very prospect inspiring him with hope and boldness in his exertions.
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Nothing is so uncertain or unpredictable as the feelings of a crowd.
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The sun has not yet set for all time.
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Bad beginnings, bad endings.
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It is when fortune is the most propitious that she is least to be trusted.
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That business does not prosper which you transact with the eyes of others.
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I have often heard that the outstanding man is he who thinks deeply about a problem, and the next is he who listens carefully to advice.
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