"An army of lions commanded by a deer will never be an army of lions."
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"A Government protected by foreigners will never be accepted by a free people."
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"Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities."
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"I know men, and I tell you, Jesus is more than a man. Comparison is impossible between Him and any other human being who ever lived, because He was the Son of God."
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"To be believed make the truth unbelievable."
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"In order to govern, the question is not to follow out a more or less valid theory but to build with whatever materials are at hand. The inevitable must be accepted and turned to advantage."
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"There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time."
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"There is no place in a fanatic's head where reason can enter."
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"Love is the idler's occupation, the warrior's relaxation, and the sovereign's ruination."
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"The reason I beat the Austrians is, they did not known the value of five minutes"
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"It is the cause, not the death, that makes the martyr."
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"The Bible is no mere book, but a Living Creature, with a power that conquers all that oppose it."
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"If they want peace, nations should avoid the pin-pricks that precede cannon shots."
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"The most dangerous moment comes with victory."
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"In war there is but one favorable moment; the great art is to seize it!"
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"When I had the honor to be a second lieutenant, I ate dry bread, but I never let anyone know that I was poor."
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"It is only with prudence, sagacity, and much dexterity that great aims are accomplished, and all obstacles surmounted. Otherwise nothing is accomplished."
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"I would rather suffer with coffee than be senseless."
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"In war you see your own troubles; those of the enemy you cannot see. You must show confidence."
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"In a conquered country benevolence is not humanitarianism. It is a general political axiom that a conqueror must not inspire a good opinion of his benevolence until he has demonstrated that he can be severe with malefactors."
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