“For should the enemy strengthen his van, he will weaken his rear; should he strengthen his rear, he will weaken his van; should he strengthen his left, he will weaken his right; should he strengthen his right, he will weaken his left. If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak.”
― The Art of War
― The Art of War
“Perhaps the crescent moon smiles in doubt
at being told that it is a fragment
awaiting perfection.”
― Fireflies: a collection of proverbs, aphorisms and maxims
at being told that it is a fragment
awaiting perfection.”
― Fireflies: a collection of proverbs, aphorisms and maxims
“A strong man cannot help a weaker unless the weaker is willing to be helped, and even then the weak man must become strong of himself; he must, by his own efforts, develop the strength which he admires in another. None but himself can alter his condition.”
― As a Man Thinketh
― As a Man Thinketh
“Life is not an easy matter…. You cannot live through it without falling into frustration and cynicism unless you have before you a great idea which raises you above personal misery, above weakness, above all kinds of perfidy and baseness.”
― Diary in Exile, 1935
― Diary in Exile, 1935
“Never test another man by your own weakness.”
― Lord Jim
― Lord Jim
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