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When the outlook is bright, bring it before their eyes; but tell them nothing when the situation is gloomy. ↗

— Sun Tzu

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The spot where we intend to fight must not be made known; for then the enemy will have to prepare against a possible attack at several different points; ↗

— Sun Tzu

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If we wish to wrest an advantage from the enemy, we must not fix our minds on that alone, but allow for the possibility of the enemy also doing some harm to us, and let this enter as a factor into our calculations. ↗

— Sun Tzu

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Success in warfare is gained by carefully accommodating ourselves to the enemy's purpose. ↗

— Sun Tzu

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If you do not take opportunity   to   advance and reward   the   deserving,   your subordinates will not carry out your commands, and disaster will ensue. ↗

— Sun Tzu

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I watch as the waves interlace and entwine around one another, free of pattern or routine. They collide and wrestle like oblivious children, naïve to the absence to naïvety. Careless to the absence of carelessness. And I know what I want. I want to play, I want to live, I want to breathe. I want to experience the basic human lust for life itself. I want to bask in the imperfections of nature, bathe in the elaborate simplicity of our tiny world, relish in the beauty of culture, art and love. I know what I want, but the essence of need is another question entirely. ↗

— George MacDonald (The Runaway State)

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Men create the gods in their own image. ↗

— Xenophanes

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The most pernicious aspect of procrastination is that it can become a habit. We don't just put off our lives today; we put them off till our deathbed. Never forget: This very moment, we can change our lives. There never was a moment, and never will be, when we are without the power to alter our destiny. This second we can turn the tables on Resistance. This second, we can sit down and do our work. ↗

— Steven Pressfield

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You can be sure of succeeding in your attacks if you only attack places which are undefended. ↗

— Sun Tzu

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We are not fit to lead an army on the march unless we are familiar with the face of the country -- its mountains and forests, its pitfalls and precipices, its marshes and swamps. ↗

— Sun Tzu

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