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«Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.»
«I can make a General in five minutes but a good horse is hard to replace.»
Author: Abraham Lincoln
(President)
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«In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(Inventor, Philosopher, Printer, Scientist, Statesman, Writer)
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«Behave so the aroma of your actions may enhance the general sweetness of the atmosphere.»
Author: Henry David Thoreau
(Essayist, Philosopher, Poet)
| About:
Action
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«I tell you Wellington is a bad general, the English are bad soldiers; we will settle this matter by lunch time.»
Author: Napoleon Bonaparte
(Emperor, General, Politician)
| Keywords:
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«Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration»
Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
| About:
Appearance,
Gifts,
Men
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«I went to a general store but they wouldn't let me buy anything specific.»
Author: Stephen Wright
(Actor, Writer)
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«A wise general makes a point of foraging of the enemy.»
«In general, the art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other»
Author: Voltaire
(Philosopher, Writer)
| About:
Government
| Keywords:
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«Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter.»
Author: Winston Churchill
(Author, Orator, Prime Minister)
| Keywords:
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