"Next to a lost battle, nothing is so sad as a battle that has been won."

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Duke of Wellington

#War Quotes #Battle Quotes #Next Quotes

“Most Glorious and eternal Majesty, Thou art righteous and holy in all thou dost to the sons of men, though thou hast suffered men to condemn Thy servant, Thy servant will not condemn Thee.”
“The English, a spirited nation, claim the empire of the sea; the French, a calmer nation, claim that of the air.”

Source : "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, p. 615-17, when Comte de Provence (1783). Impromter sur nos decouverte aerostatiques. Year of the aeronautical experiments of the brothers Montgolfier, Pilatre de Rozier, and Marquis d'Arlandes, 1922.
“I'm 45 years old. I used to be a club girl, but that's not my world anymore. That doesn't mean I can't make music that excites. I think it's inspiring to see an artist you grew up with take another crack.”
“Epicurus recommends bread and cheese as the staple, and his emphasis is more on avoiding pain than on seeking pleasure, insofar as pleasure-seeking tends to be followed by painful after-effects.”

Source : Source: www.3ammagazine.com
“No education deserves the name unless it develops thought, unless it pierces down to the mysterious spiritual principle of mind, and starts that into activity and growth.”

Source : Edwin Percy Whipple (1851). “Literature and life, lects”, p.95
“Buy cheap and sell high is a rule of business, and when you control enough money and enough banks you can always manage that a stock you want shall be temporarily cheap. No value is destroyed for you - only for the original owner.”

Source : Ida M. Tarbell (2009). “The History of the Standard Oil Company”, p.269, Cosimo, Inc.
“Basically, it is your self-esteem that shapes the choice of your job, female, friends, and how you take care of yourself (health/hygiene/hobby's)!”
“You can't give people pride, but you can provide the kind of understanding that makes people look to their inner strengths and find their own sense of pride”

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