"The mistake made by all previous systems of ethics has been the failure to recognize that life as such is the mysterious value with which they have to deal. All spiritual life meets us within natural life. Reverence for life, therefore, is applied to natural life and spiritual life alike. In the parable of Jesus, the shepherd saves not merely the soul of the lost sheep but the whole animal. The stronger the reverence for natural life, the stronger grows also that for spiritual life."
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"Get the hell out of my way!"
"Greater than the tread of mighty armies is an idea whose time has come."
"Religion is an illusion and it derives its strength from the fact that it falls in with our instinctual desires."
"The strength of character and emotional intelligence to face your failures and learn from them are at the core of success."
"The keys to success, in business and in life, are truthfulness, the ability to take and give, honest and well-intended feedback, strength of character and conviction in one's principles"
"One never gets to know a person's character better than by watching his behavior during decisive moments.... It is always only danger which forces the most deeply hidden strengths and abilities of a human being to come forth."
"We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we will always be free."
"The only religion that ought to be taught is the religion of fearlessness. Either in this world or in the world of religion, it is true that fear is the sure cause of degradation and sin. It is fear that brings misery, fear that brings death, fear that breeds evil. And what causes fear? Ignorance of our own nature."
"My greatest strength is common sense. I'm really a standard brand - like Campbell's tomato soup or Baker's chocolate."
"The strongest is never strong enough to be always the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty."
"Where is the man who has the strength to be true, and to show himself as he is?"
"The strength and power of a country depends absolutely on the quantity of good men and women in it."
"We must do that which we think we cannot."
"When strength is yoked with justice, where is a mightier pair than they?"
"The high strength of men knows no content with limitation."
"Man owes his strength in the struggle for existence to the fact that he is a social animal."
"He who has injured thee was either stronger or weaker than thee. If weaker, spare him; if stronger, spare thyself."
"He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious."
"In peace prepare for war, in war prepare for peace. The art of war is of vital importance to the state. It is matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence under no circumstances can it be neglected."