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“This was one lesson that the war taught me - that every event in time presents opportunities that are recognizable only to those with…

— F. Sionil José

Hence the saying: The enlightened ruler lays his plans well ahead; the good general cultivates his resources.

— Sun Tzu

“The strong overcome their opponents, the mighty crush them, the shrewd outwit them, the cowardly hide from them, but the enlightened transcend them.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“vital political truth: military victory can be secured only by reconciliation with the defeated. Although most empire-builders in the ancient world”

— Anthony Everitt

“One who conquers others is great, one who conquers the world is mighty, but one who conquers himself is divine.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“The ambitious strive to be well known; the enlightened strive to be worth knowing.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“How to get the best of it all? One must conquer, achieve, get to the top; one must know the end to be convinced…

— George Mallory

“In the past, the strongest individual was chosen as the leader or ruler. But the concept of civilization has decided to give the crown…

— Mwanandeke Kindembo

“Somehow great leaders reach deep down in their souls and find the power within them to overcome despair. We must too...if we want to…

— Timothy Pina

“ingenuity is the ultimate gift of humankind.  And conquest is the ultimate curse. ”

— Anonymous

“What triumph more complete than that of extorting from a conquered foe the admission that he is conquered?”

— Anonymous

“Some come just to be entertained, trained and externally maintained. The conquered.”

— T.F. Hodge