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Women are nothing but machines for producing children.
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The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.
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War is the business of barbarians.
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You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.
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A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
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Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in.
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There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time.
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If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.
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The strong man is the one who is able to intercept at will the communication between the senses and the mind.
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Respect the burden.
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Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet.
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If I had to choose a religion, the sun as the universal giver of life would be my god.
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Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.
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One should never forbid what one lacks the power to prevent.
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Power is my mistress. I have worked too hard at her conquest to allow anyone to take her away from me.
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I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies.
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In politics... never retreat, never retract... never admit a mistake.
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In politics stupidity is not a handicap.
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He who knows how to flatter also knows how to slander.
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I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. I love it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords and harmonies.