“Let us remember that a traitor may betray himself and do good that he does not intend”
― The Lord of the Rings
― The Lord of the Rings
“The treacherous are ever distrustful,”
― The Two Towers
― The Two Towers
“And here also is your brooch, Pippin,’ said Aragorn. ‘I have kept it safe, for it is a very precious thing.’ ‘I know,’ said Pippin. ‘It was a wrench to let it go; but what else could I do?’ ‘Nothing else,’ answered Aragorn. ‘One who cannot cast away a treasure at need is in fetters. You did rightly.”
― The Lord of the Rings
― The Lord of the Rings
“If you don't believe in the messenger, you won't believe the message.”
― The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations
― The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary Things Happen in Organizations
“I did try to found a little heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy.”
― Orthodoxy
― Orthodoxy
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