Quote by Leon Trotsky
In a serious struggle there is no worse cruelty than to be magnani

In a serious struggle there is no worse cruelty than to be magnanimous at an inopportune time. – Leon Trotsky

Other quotes by Leon Trotsky

The historic ascent of humanity, taken as a whole, may be summarized as a succession of victories of consciousness over blind forces – in nature, in society, in man himself. – Leon Trotsky

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Nature
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There are no absolute rules of conduct, either in peace or war. Everything depends on circumstances. – Leon Trotsky

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Peace
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Life is not an easy matter… You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have before you a great idea which raises you above personal misery, above weakness, above all kinds of perfidy and baseness. – Leon Trotsky

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great
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Other Quotes from
Struggle
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I have always struggled to achieve excellence. One thing that cycling has taught me is that if you can achieve something without a struggle its not going to be satisfying. – Greg LeMond

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Struggle

It may be that the most interesting American struggle is the struggle to set oneself free from the limits one is born to, and then to learn something of the value of those limits. – Greil Marcus

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Struggle

You talk about capitalism and communism and all that sort of thing, but the important thing is the struggle everybody is engaged in to get better living conditions, and they are not interested too much in the form of government. – Bernard Baruch

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Struggle

The struggle itself towards the heights is enough to fill a mans heart. One must imagine Sisyphus happy. – Albert Camus

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Struggle

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Nudity is the uniform of the other side… nudity is a shroud. – Milan Kundera

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Nudity

Where a man feels pain he lays his hand. – Dutch Proverb [Quoted in Henry G. Bohn, A Polyglot of Foreign Proverbs comprisin

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Medical

Methamphetamine is a hideous drug. Meth makes a person become paranoid, violent, and aggressive – making them a serious threat to society and law enforcement. And maybe more importantly, meth users are a threat to their own children and families. – Dirk Kempthorne

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Society

I more fear what is within me than what comes from without. – Martin Luther

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Fear