Let’s not fool ourselves into thinking that pride is a problem only for the lost. The most effective means the enemy has… — Beth Moore Copy Share Image
The generals have a saying: "Rather than make the first move it is better to wait and see. Rather than advance an… — Laozi Copy Share Image
The most consistently successful commanders, when faced by an enemy in a position that was strong naturally or materially, have hardly ever… — B. H. Liddell Hart Copy Share Image
Twice in his life Eugene Victor Debs took the long leap to the Ultima Thule of prison, passing beyond the realm of… — Marguerite Young Copy Share Image
The savage nations of the globe are the common enemies of civilized society; and we may inquire, with anxious curiosity, whether Europe… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Philip could not have wanted to annex England militarily, since this would have opened another costly occupation struggle, and brought France in… — Peter Padfield Copy Share Image
I do think it is harder to acknowledge our strengths, or to forgive ourselves and each other for our shortcomings, when there… — Chris Cleave Copy Share Image
Mayday! Mayday! The ship is slowly sinking. They think I'm crazy but they don't know the feeling. They're all around me, circling… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Religion is unusual among divisive labels in being spectacularly unnecessary. If religious beliefs had any evidence going for them, we might have… — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
My brothers, seek counsel of one another, for therein lies the way out of error and futile repentance. The wisdom of the… — Khalil Gibran Copy Share Image
The short lesson that comes out of long experience in political agitation is something like this: all the motive power in all… — John Jay Chapman Copy Share Image
Born enemies don't fight. Nations you would say were designed to go to war against each other by their skins, their language,… — Jean Giraudoux Copy Share Image
Reason can be fought with reason. How are you going to fight the unreasonable? The trouble with you, my dear, and with… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
People forget how dominant Public Enemy became in the mid '80s. No one talks about how transformative they were. And then that… — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
I will never quit. My nation expects me to be physically harder and mentally stronger than my enemies. If knocked down i… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Whoever accelerates the media of earth, water and air centrifugally perishes unconditionally, for in so doing they reduce the Blood of the… — Viktor Schauberger Copy Share Image
If you come from a wealthy country with open borders, unless you seriously believe you can kill, imprison or occupy all your… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
So each man, like each plant, has his parasites. A strong, astringent, bilious nature has more truculent enemies than the slugs and… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
If you wish to feign confusion in order to lure the enemy on, you must first have perfect discipline; if you wish… — Du Mu Copy Share Image
As for our inner level of obstacle, perhaps the only enemy we have is that we don't like the way reality is… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
Every man is rich or poor according to the proportion between his desires and his enjoyments; any enlargement of wishes is therefore… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
It cannot be said too often that actions are good or bad in the light of consequences, and that a clear perception… — Robert Green Ingersoll Copy Share Image
The warrior of light knows the importance of intuition. In the midst of battle, he does not have time to think of… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
To see an enemy humiliated gives a certain contentment, but this is jejune compared with the highly blent satisfaction of seeing him… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
“At dawn the enemy attacks, As hunger howls, the mirror cracks. Then, pressed against that shining wall, Like worms among the bones… — Emily Rodda Copy Share Image
My friends are much more dangerous than my enemies. These latter - with infinite subtlety - spin webs to keep me out… — Lafcadio Hearn Copy Share Image
Today, the West is confronted by the powers that seek to test our will, undermine our confidence, and challenge our interests. To… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
And I have to admit that there is something undeniably fulfilling about hunting with Rosie. Somehow, it makes me feel as if… — Jackson Pearce Copy Share Image
The reason for forgiving your enemies is not for their benefit but for your own benefit. Holding grudges against other people doesn’t… — Brad Blanton Copy Share Image
America faces many challenges...but the enemy I fear most is complacency. We are about to be hit by the full force of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
To his sister-in-law: What a contrast between us! You live a warm and glowing life, surrounded by loved ones whom you care… — Alfred Nobel Copy Share Image
Just as Uncle Tom, back during slavery used to keep the Negroes from resisting the bloodhound or resisting the Ku Klux Klan… — Malcolm X Copy Share Image
“This is the enemy, what is irreversible, what has already reached the farthest of places. There is no going back. They can… — Leila Aboulela Copy Share Image
And if a diversion is needed, why not arrest a general? Arthur Dillon is a friend of eminent deputies, a contender for… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
Sometimes it was easier to swim with the current rather than fight against it. There was always a shallow pool somewhere ahead.… — Helen Hollick Copy Share Image
All great enterprises have a pearl of faith at their core, and this must be ours: that Americans are still a people… — Mitch Daniels Copy Share Image
Self-confidence is not pride. Just the contrary: only a person or a nation that is self-confident, in the best sense of the… — Vaclav Havel Copy Share Image
Even if a king defeats his enemy in battle, that still doesn't settle anything. There are other, less numerous armies of philosophers… — Cyrano de Bergerac Copy Share Image
One of the problems with the kill-or-capture metric is that it has often been to the exclusion of having a deeper, richer… — Bruce Hoffman Copy Share Image
Friendship Never explain -- your friends do not need it, and your enemies will not believe it anyway. A real friend never… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
