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Karl von Clausewitz: In war the...

Karl von Clausewitz: In war the...

In war the will is directed at an animate object that reacts.

Source: In The Harper...

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Sun Tzu [Wu]: All men can...

Sun Tzu [Wu]: All men can...

All men can see these tactics whereby I conquer, but what none can see is the strategy out of which victory is...

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Sun Tzu [Wu]: O divine art...

Sun Tzu [Wu]: O divine art...

O divine art of sublety and secrecy! Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible and hence we can...

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William Blackstone: Time whereof the...

William Blackstone: Time whereof the...

Time whereof the memory of man runneth not to the contrary.

Source: Commentaries on...

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Etty Hillesum: Greed probably figures...

Etty Hillesum: Greed probably figures...

Greed probably figures in my intellectual life as well, as I attempt to absorb a massive amount of information with...

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Van Wyck Brooks: The creative impulses...

Van Wyck Brooks: The creative impulses...

The creative impulses of man are always at war with the possessive impulses.

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J B S Haldane: A fairly bright...

J B S Haldane: A fairly bright...

A fairly bright boy is far more intelligent and far better company than the average adult.

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Louis Brandeis: Most of the...

Louis Brandeis: Most of the...

Most of the things worth doing in the world have been declared impossible before they were...

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Jacques Barzun: In any assembly...

Jacques Barzun: In any assembly...

In any assembly the simplest way to stop transacting business and split the ranks is to appeal to a...

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Ariel Durant: One of the...

Ariel Durant: One of the...

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and always a clever thing to...

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Daniel Defoe: Vice came in...

Daniel Defoe: Vice came in...

Vice came in always at the door of necessity, not at the door of inclination.

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Margot Asquith: Lord Birkenhead is...

Margot Asquith: Lord Birkenhead is...

Lord Birkenhead is very clever, but sometimes his brains go to his head.

Source:...

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Agatha Christie: The popular idea...

Agatha Christie: The popular idea...

The popular idea that a child forgets easily is not an accurate one. Many people go right through life in the grip of...

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Agatha Christie: We owe most...

Agatha Christie: We owe most...

We owe most of our great inventions and most of the achievements of genius to idleness-either enforced or...

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E L Doctorow: Writing is an...

E L Doctorow: Writing is an...

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

Source: In...

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Nathan Huggins: The vogue of...

Nathan Huggins: The vogue of...

The vogue of the New Negro . . . had all of the character of a public relations promotion. The Negro had to be sold to...

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Dwight D Eisenhower: Plans are nothing;...

Dwight D Eisenhower: Plans are nothing;...

Plans are nothing; planning is everything.

Source: In Quotable Business, ed. Louis...

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Thomas Mann: Opinions cannot survive...

Thomas Mann: Opinions cannot survive...

Opinions cannot survive if no one has a chance to fight for them.

Source: The Magic...

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Lisa Alther: . . ....

Lisa Alther: . . ....

. . . inspiration never arrived when you were searching for it.

Source: In Words of...

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Anthony Trollope: A man's mind...

Anthony Trollope: A man's mind...

A man's mind will very gradually refuse to make itself up until it is driven and compelled by...

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