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“A good upbringing means not that you won't spill sauce on the tablecloth, but that you won't notice it when someone else does.”
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“That which you believe becomes your world.”
― What Dreams May Come
― What Dreams May Come
“Dissimulation is not fraud. It is an effort not to show things as they are. And it is a difficult effort: when we excel, others must not recognize our excellence. If someone were to become famous for his ability to disguise himself, as actors do, all would know that he is what he pretends to be. But concerning the true, excellent dissimulators, who have existed and exist still, we have no information.”
― The Island of the Day Before
― The Island of the Day Before
“Only someone who is well prepared has the opportunity to improvise.”
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“Simulated disorder postulates perfect discipline, simulated fear postulates courage; simulated weakness postulates strength. Hiding order beneath the cloak of disorder is simply a question of subdivision; concealing courage under a show of timidity presupposes a fund of latent energy; masking strength with weakness is to be effected by tactical dispositions. Thus one who is skillful at keeping the enemy on the move maintains deceitful appearances, according to which the enemy will act. He sacrifices something, that the enemy may snatch at it.”
― The Art Of War
― The Art Of War
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