Men are so stupid and concerned with their present needs, they will always let themselves be deceived.
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No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.
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Ambition is so powerful a passion in the human breast, that however high we reach we are never satisfied.
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Hence it comes about that all armed Prophets have been victorious, and all unarmed Prophets have been destroyed.
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Whoever conquers a free town and does not demolish it commits a great error and may expect to be ruined himself.
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People are by nature fickle, and it is easy to persuade them of something, but difficult to keep them persuaded.
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A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair.
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God is not willing to do everything, and thus take away our free will and that share of glory which belongs to us.
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The new ruler must determine all the injuries that he will need to inflict. He must inflict them once and for all.
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We have not seen great things done in our time except by those who have been considered mean; the rest have failed.
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