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- When you strike at a king, you must kill him.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
- In peace there's nothing so becomes a man
As modest stillness and humility;
But when the blast of war blows in our ears,
Then imitate the action of the tiger:
Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. - William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), "King Henry V", Act 3 scene 1
- Beware lest in your anxiety to avoid war you obtain a master.
- Demosthenes (384 BC - 322 BC)
- It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.
- Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948)
- If you can't be funny, be interesting.
- Harold Ross
- Say all you have to say in the fewest possible words, or your reader will be sure to skip them; and in the plainest possible words or he will certainly misunderstand them.
- John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)
- Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words best of all.
- Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
- Do not accustom yourself to use big words for little matters.
- Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)
- Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
- Cato the Elder (234 BC - 149 BC)
- Never let your inferiors do you a favor - it will be extremely costly.
- H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
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