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Quote by Andre Gide
It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, tha

It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace. – Andre Gide

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Know thyself! A maxim as pernicious as it is ugly. Whoever observes himself arrests his own development. A caterpillar who wanted to know itself well would never become a butterfly. – Andre Gide

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The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity. – Andre Gide

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Evil men have no songs. How is it that the Russians have songs? – Friedrich Nietzsche

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A silent man is easily reputed wise. A man who suffers none to see him in the common jostle and undress of life, easily gathers round him a mysterious veil of unknown sanctity, and men honor him for a saint. The unknown is always wonderful. – Frederick William Robertson

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It doesnt take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle. – Norman Schwarzkopf

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Indeed, wretched the man whose fame makes his misfortunes famous. – Lucius Accius

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Design schools are good, I guess, sometimes I visit schools, but they are very very limiting. – Marc Newson

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I have heard that nothing gives an Author so great Pleasure, as to find his Works respectfully quoted by other learned Authors. – Benjamin Franklin, “Preface,” Poor Richard Improved, wording verified by Respect

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