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These are all quotes said by people that I like... Feel free to add any.]
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Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes]-
Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.
He who fears being conquered is sure of defeat.
I have only one counsel for you - be master.
If you wish to be a success in the world, promise everything, deliver nothing.
Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.
It requires more courage to suffer than to die.
The best way to keep one's word is not to give it.
Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.
You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war.
You must not fear death, my lads; defy him, and you drive him into the enemy's ranks.
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Robert E. Lee Quotes]-
Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less.
I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.
It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it.
Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.
The education of a man is never completed until he dies.
What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world.
To be a good soldier, you must love the army. To be a good commander, you must be willing to order the death of the thing you love.
Get correct views of life, and learn to see the world in its true light. It will enable you to live pleasantly, to do good, and, when summoned away, to leave without regret.
I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.
After four years of arduous service marked by unsurpassed courage and fortitude, the Army of Norther Virginia has been compelled to yield to overwhelming numbers and resources.
I need not tell the brave survivors of some many hard fought battles who have remained steadfast to the last that I have consented to this result from no distrust of them.
But feeling that valor and devotion could accomplish nothing that could compensate for the loss that must have attended the continuance of the contest, I determined to avoid the useless sacrifice of those whose past services have endeared them to their countrymen.
By the terms of the agreement, officers and men can return to their homes and remain until exchanged. You will take with you the satisfaction that proceeds from a consciousness of duty faithfully performed; and I earnestly pray that a Merciful God will extend to you His blessings and protection.
With an unceasing admiration of your constancy and devotion to your Country, and a grateful remembrance of your kind and generous consideration for myself, I bid you all an affectionate farewell."
R.E. Lee
General
(Robert E. Lee's farewell address, April 9th, 1865)
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Adolf Hitler Quotes]-
How fortunate for leaders that men do not think.
Strength lies not in defence but in attack.
The victor will never be asked if he told the truth.
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Crazy Horse Quotes]-
My lands are where my dead lie buried.
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Abraham Lincoln Quotes]-
Am I not destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.
Marriage is neither heaven nor hell, it is simply purgatory.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
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Marcus Aurelius Quotes]-
A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.
Despise not death, but welcome it, for nature wills it like all else.
And thou wilt give thyself relief, if thou doest every act of thy life as if it were the last.
How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it?
Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.
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Julius Caesar Quotes]-
I came, I saw, I conquered.
If you must break the law, do it to seize power: in all other cases observe it.
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Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson Quotes]-
"General" I remarked, "How is it that you can keep so cool and appear so utterly insensible to danger in such a storm of shell and bullets as rained about you when your hand was hit?" He instantly became grave and reverential in his manner, and answered, in a low tone of great earnestness: "Captain, my religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me." He added, after a pause, looking me full in the face: "That is the way all men should live, and then all would be equally brave."
"Let us cross over the river and rest under the shade of the trees."
- Stonewall Jackson's last words on May 10, 1863.
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Annonymous Quotes]-
Mother whose heart hung humble as a button
On the bright splendid shroud of your son -
Do not weep.
War is kind.
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