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More glorious to merit a sceptre than to possess one.

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In war, three-quarters turns on personal character and relations; the balance of manpower and materials counts only for the remaining quarter.

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History is the invention of historians.

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The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.

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The secret of great battles consists in knowing how to deploy and concentrate at the right time.

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Vengeance has no foresight.

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If you set out to take Vienna, take Vienna.

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The reason most people fail instead of succeed is they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment.

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In politics stupidity is not a handicap.

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The only conquests that are permanent and leave no regrets are our conquests over ourselves.

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The policies of all powers are inherent in their geography.

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Half of the people in the world are below average.

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Bloodletting is among the ingredients of political medicine.

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The true wealth of a state consists in the number of its inhabitants, in their toil and industry.

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To extraordinary circumstance we must apply extraordinary remedies.

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All religions have been made by men.

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Read over and over again the campaigns of Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, Gustavus, Turenne, Eugene and Frederic. ... This is the only way to become a great general and master the secrets of the art of war.

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The man fitted for affairs and authority never considers individuals, but things and their consequences.

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Surely in a matter of this kind we should endeavor to do something, that we may say that we have not lived in vain, that we may leave some impress of ourselves on the sands of time.

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Those who failed to oppose me, who readily agreed with me, accepted all my views, and yielded easily to my opinions, were those who did me the most injury, and were my worst enemies, because, by surrendering to me so easily, they encouraged me to go too far... I was then too powerful for any man, except myself, to injure me.

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