"Blind aggressiveness would destroy the attack itself, not the defense."

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Carl von Clausewitz

#Defense Quotes #Blind Quotes #Aggressiveness Quotes

“I pray to be used in service to a greater purpose higher than my own”
“I told my girlfriend that a praying mantis female eats its mate after copulation. She didn't take the hint.”
“Asking an artist to talk about his work is like asking a plant to discuss horticulture.”
“Animals are, like us, endangered species on an endangered planet, and we are the ones who are endangering them, it, and ourselves. They are innocent sufferers in a hell of our making.”

Source : Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson (1995). “When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals”, Doubleday
“One has to make a decision when a condition is likely to degenerate if nothing is done.”
“I'm a big handbag lover and will always have one with me.”
“Fern was up at daylight, trying to rid the world of injustice. As a result, she now has a pig. A small one to be sure, but nevertheless a pig. It just shows what can happen if a person gets out of bed promptly.”
“Just as there are laws of Conservation of Matter and Energy, so there are in fact Laws of Conservation of Pain and Joy. Neither can ever be created or destroyed. But one can be converted into the other.”

Source : "Callahan's Crosstime Saloon". Book by Spider Robinson, 1977.

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