War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.
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I think the two things most opposed to good counsel are haste and passion; haste usaully goes hand in hand with folly, passion with coarseness and narrowness of mind.
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War is a matter not so much of arms as of money.
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It is a common mistake in going to war to begin at the wrong end, to act first, and wait for disasters to discuss the matter.
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I am not blaming those who are resolved to rule, only those who show an even greater readiness to submit.
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Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most.
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Still hope leads men to venture; and no one ever yet put himself in peril without the inward conviction that he would succeed in his design.
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For men naturally despise those who court them, but respect those who do not give way to them.
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Contempt for an assailant is best shown by bravery in action.
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I think the two things most opposed to good counsel are haste and passion; haste usaully goes hand in hand with folly, passion with coarseness and narrowness of mind.
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Don’t confuse meaning with truth.
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Speculation is carried on in safety, but, when it comes to action, fear causes failure.
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The sufferings that fate inflicts on us should be borne with patience, what enemies inflict with manly courage.
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It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men.
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We Greeks are lovers of the beautiful, yet simple in our tastes, and we cultivate the mind without loss of manliness.
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Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.
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When a man finds a conclusion agreeable, he accepts it without argument, but when he finds it disagreeable, he will bring against it all the forces of logic and reason.
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