When a man is a favorite of Fortune she never takes him unawares, and, however astonishing her favors … - Napoleon Bonaparte

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Thus, the word is more essential than cement. Thus, the word is not a small nothing. In this manner, noble people begin to grow, and their word will break cement.

Napoleon Bonaparte

When a man is a favorite of Fortune she never takes him unawares, and, however astonishing her favors may be, she finds him ready.

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The world soffers a lot. Not because the violence of bad people. But because of the silence of the good people.

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Strategy is the art of making use of time and space. I am less concerned about the later than the former. Space we can recover, lost time never.

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