"Democracies are notorious for a tendency to obey the feelings rather than the mind; thus the nature of democracies often makes itdifficult to conclude a peace after a hard-won war. Generous victors are rare."

-- Amos Elon

#War Quotes #Feelings Quotes #Victory Quotes

“If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.”
“One Christmas build-up tradition, however, has totally bypassed me - that of going up to town and doing a show.”
“I just try to get on anyway that I can, hit, hit-by-pitch, walk, home runs, anything.”
“Another last-minute, good-deed job,â€ Royce grumbled as he stuffed supplies into his saddlebag. â€œTrue,â€ Hadrian said, slinging his sword belt over his shoulder, â€œbut this is at least a paying job.â€ â€œYou should have told him the real reason we saved him from Trumbulâ€” because we wouldnâ€™t see the hundred tenents otherwise.â€ â€œThat was your reason. Besides, how often do we get to do royal contracts? If word gets around, weâ€™ll be able to command top salaries.â€ â€œIf word gets around, weâ€™ll be hanged.”

Source : Michael J Sullivan (2011). “Theft Of Swords: The Riyria Revelations”, p.138, Hachette UK
“Life is life. You do a lot of different things and you have great adventures but there's not a lot to talk about unless you're in the middle of an adventure at the time. Circumspection is not one of my better, favorite conditions, really.”
“Within the stability of a family struggle, when there's less chaos, you can have the most soul-searching and the most digging to find out what and who you really are.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“I'm supremely uninterested as to what is written in many of the newspapers.”
“Knowledge comes from your instructors; wisdom comes from within.”

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