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Passions are generally roused from great conflict.
Nothing stings us so bitterly as the loss of money
The Great War was nobody's fault - or everybody's.
China is a civilization pretending to be a nation.
If we pay no attention to it, time does not exist.
Light does not come from light, but from darkness.
Hatred is gained as much by good works as by evil.
Good order makes men bold, and confusion, cowards.
The sinews of war are not gold, but good soldiers.
Travel at its truest is thus an ironic experience.
In no way can sport be considered a luxury object.
Hitler could not tolerate too much social contact.
In politics, if you're explaining, you're loosing.
What did in the Soviet Union was the Soviet Union.
I was too young for Korea and too old for Vietnam.
When I am dead let the earth be dissolved in fire.
It is common, to esteem most what is most unknown.
Traitors are hated even by those whom they prefer.
Reason and judgment are the qualities of a leader.
I don't much mind being expelled from communities.
Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!
The God of Battles will throw the dice that decide.
Faith is trust in what the spirit learned eons ago.
The mere imparting of information is not education.
The Marine Corps ... took a boy and made him a man.
Everyone is exposed to economic risks of some kind.
Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.
The ear is a less trustworthy witness than the eye.
Short absence quickens love; long absence kills it.
The past has always been the handmaid of authority.
The essence of tyranny is the denial of complexity.
Only a great mind that is overthrown yields tragedy
Even a pacifist should admire the military virtues.
Local self-government…is the life-blood of liberty.
Growth and self-transformation cannot be delegated.
Envy like fire always makes for the highest points.
Abortion happens because of economic circumstances.
A blast in the human breast is nothing to boast of.
Men may second fortune, but they cannot thwart her.
Poland is the natural bridge between East and West.
The Modern Self must confront the shadow of hubris.
Astrology is the Via Regia to the enchanted cosmos.
Crime, once exposed, has no refuge but in audacity.
An eminent reputation is as dangerous as a bad one.
The most detestable race of enemies are flatterers.
Kindness, so far as we can return it, is agreeable.
Brave men earn the right to shape their own destiny.
We demand too much of life, too little of ourselves.
The hero was a big man; the celebrity is a big name.
There is no known device for artistic contraception.