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Anything forced is not beautiful.

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Early on, you can expect no one to believe in your destiny as much as yourself.
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Believe Destiny Expectation Inspirational Yourself
Battles are decided more by the morale of the troops than by their bodily strength.
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Battle Decision Moral Strength
Obedience Should Not Be the Result of Compulsion.
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Force Result
No human being will ever know the truth, for even if they happened to say it by chance, they would not know they had done so.
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Human Philosophy Truth
Brevity is the soul of command.
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Control One Liner Soul
I am a stranger in all countries.
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Myself Nation
We’re all going to die, but does that mean we have to be buried alive?
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Alive Death Philosophy
And in general, every ordinance made without the consent of those who are to obey it, is a violence rather than a law.
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Democracy Law Politics Violence
If I die innocent the shame will fall on those who are the cause of my death, since all sort of iniquity is attended with shame.
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Death Fall Myself Shame
Perhaps their attacks on my character meant that the hour was ripe for my career to begin in earnest.
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Beginning Character Myself
Success always calls for greater generosity—though most people, lost in the darkness of their own egos, treat it as an occasion for greater greed.
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Darkness Generosity Greatness Greedy People Success
Misleaders are slow to work hard but quick to act on greed. They convince their men that dishonest behavior leads to great wealth.
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Act Greatness Greedy Honesty Man Quick Rich
Well-Trained Personnel Always Come Through in a Pinch.
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Person Training
Nothing that is really good and admirable is granted by the gods to men without some effort and application.
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Effort God Goodness Man
Whether in industry or in politics, leaders should be building a new, more flexible order for the imperiled generations to come.
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Business Future Politics
Self-confidence should always ride side by side with a strong sense of humility.
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Confidence Strong

Anything forced is not beautiful.

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