"As the excited passions of hostile people are of themselves a powerful enemy, both the general and his government should use their best efforts to allay them."

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Antoine-Henri Jomini

#Powerful Quotes #Military Quotes #Passion Quotes

“In 1970 I felt so lonely that I could not give; now I feel so joyful that giving seems easy. I hope that the day will come when the memory of my present joy will give me the strength to keep giving even when loneliness gnaws at my heart.”
“He who could have been a torch and stoops to being a pair of jaws is a deserter.”
“A pacifist will often - at least nowadays - be an internationalist and vice versa. But history shows us that a pacifist need not think internationally.”
“Understanding your employee's perspective can go a long way towards increasing productivity and happiness.”
“What's the difference between a pickpocket and a peeping tom? A pickpocket snatches watches.”
“The good life is using your signature strengths every day to produce authentic happiness and abundant gratification.”

Source : Martin Seligman (2011). “Authentic Happiness”, p.20, Nicholas Brealey Publishing
“If we pay attention to our tears, they'll show us something about ourselves.”
“Our own body is in the world as the heart is in the organism: it keeps the visible spectacle constantly alive, it breathes life into it and sustains it inwardly, and with it forms a system.”

Source : Maurice Merleau-Ponty (2002). “Phenomenology of Perception”, p.235, Psychology Press

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