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Men Quotes by Georges Clemenceau
- A man's life is interesting primarily when he has failed - I well know. For it's a sign that he tried to surpass himself.
- A man who has to be convinced to act before he acts is not a man of action. You must act as you breathe.
- In order to act, you must be somewhat insane .A reasonably sensible man is satisfied with thinking.
- When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves he isn't a man of action.
- A man who waits to believe in action before acting is anything you like, but he's not a man of action. It is as if…
- War is too serious a matter to entrust to military men.
- War is much too serious a matter to entrust to military men.
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