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A book in which there were no lies would be a curiosity.

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Never awake me when you have good news to announce, because with good news nothing presses; but when you have bad news, arouse me immediately, for then there is not an instant to be lost.

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The mind of a general ought to resemble and be as clear as the field-glass of a telescope.

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He, who practices right, but in the hope of acquiring great renown, is very near to vice.

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Immortality is the best recollection one leaves.

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The advance and perfecting of mathematics are closely joined to the prosperity of the nation.

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There are certain things in war of which the commander alone comprehends the importance. Nothing but his superior firmness and ability can subdue and surmount all difficulties.

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The art of government is not to let me grow stale.

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A mathematician of the first rank, Laplace quickly revealed himself as only a mediocre administrator; from his first work we saw that we had been deceived. Laplace saw no question from its true point of view; he sought subtleties everywhere; had only doubtful ideas, and finally carried the spirit of the infinitely small into administration.

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England would be better off without Canada; it keeps her in a prepared state for war at a great expense and constant irritation.

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Fools have a great advantage over the wise; they are always self-satisfied.

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I base my calculation on the expectation that luck will be against me.

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If obedience is the result of the instinct of the masses, revolt is the result of their thought.

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Among so many conflicting ideas and so many different perspectives, the honest man is confused and distressed and the skeptic becomes wicked ... Since one must take sides, one might as well choose the side that is victorious, the side which devastates, loots, and burns. Considering the alternative, it is better to eat than to be eaten.

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Kiss the feet of Popes provided their hands are tied.

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To understand the man you have to know what was happening in the world when he was twenty.

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Men are more easily governed through their vices than through their virtues.

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Religions are all founded on miracles - on things we cannot understand, such as the Trinity. Jesus calls himself the Son of God, and yet is descended from David. I prefer the religion of Mahomet - it is less ridiculous than ours.

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Every means should be taken to attach the soldier to his colours.

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I may be accused or rashness, but not sluggishness.

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