Ground Quotes

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And in this battle, Brother William (Guillaume), Master of the Templars, lost an eye; and he had lost the other on the previous Shrove Tuesday;… — Jean de Joinville
Gentlemen, I have lived a long time and am convinced that God governs in the affairs of men. If a sparrow cannot fall to the… — Benjamin Franklin
Whole days and weeks have I spent prostrate on the ground in silent or vocal prayer. — George Whitefield
Furnish thyself with arguments from the promises to enforce thy prayers, and make them prevalent with God. The promises are the ground of faith, and… — William Gurnall
I am not afraid of crashing, my secret is . . . just before we hit the ground, I jump as high as I can. — Bill Cosby
If Jesus Christ was not perfect, then the religion bearing his name falls to the ground. — Swami Vivekananda
Any historian of the literature of the modern age will take virtually for granted the adversary intention, the actually subversive intention, that characterizes modern writing… — Lionel Trilling
The mathematical framework of quantum theory has passed countless successful tests and is now universally accepted as a consistent and accurate description of all atomic… — Fritjof Capra
If we are to live with our feet on the ground, in touch with reality, we must help one another accept the fact that we… — Carter Heyward
On Saturday mornings I would walk to the Flavor Cup or Puerto Rico Importing coffee store to get my coffee. Often it was freshly roasted… — Laurie Colwin
For this is what America is all about. It is the uncrossed desert and the unclimbed ridge. It is the star that is not reached… — Lyndon B. Johnson
When he utilizes combined energy, his fighting men become as it were like unto rolling logs or stones. For it is the nature of a… — Sun Tzu
Ground which can be abandoned but is hard to re-occupy is called entangling. — Sun Tzu
When the position is such that neither side will gain by making the first move, it is called temporising ground. — Sun Tzu
Ground which can be freely traversed by both sides is called accessible. — Sun Tzu
With regard to ground of this nature, be before the enemy in occupying the raised and sunny spots, and carefully guard your line of supplies.… — Sun Tzu
We may distinguish six kinds of terrain, to wit: (1) Accessible ground; (2) entangling ground; (3) temporising ground; (4) narrow passes; (5) precipitous heights; (6)… — Sun Tzu
Be the first to seize intersecting ground, that is ground which lies the intersections of borders or intersections of main thoroughfares of commerce and travel.… — Sun Tzu
So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong and to strike at what is weak. Water shapes its course according to the… — Sun Tzu
Know the enemy, know yourself; your victory will never be endangered. Know the ground, know the weather; your victory will then be total. — Sun Tzu

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