"The moralist must praise heroism and condemn cruelty; but the moralist does not explain events."

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Source : Georges Lefebvre (2011). “Napoleon”, p.12, Taylor & Francis

Georges Lefebvre

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“Wilderness is the raw material out of which man has hammered the artifact called civilization.”
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“Unlike rational thought, intuition cannot be 'taught' or even turned on. In fact, it is impossible to find or manipulate this intuitive consciousness using our rational mindâ€”any more than we can grasp our own hand or see our own eye.”
“Having cancer does make you try to be better at everything you do and enjoy every moment. It changes you forever. But it can be a positive change.”
“I don't fear death, but I sure don't like those three-footers for par.”
“Stop trying to make â€˜fetchâ€™ happen. Itâ€™s not going to happen!”
“The improvisational ability to lead adaptively relies on responding to the present situation rather than importing the past into the present and laying it on the current situation like an imperfect template.”
“Imaginary obstacles are insurmountable. Real ones aren't. But you can't tell the difference when you have no real information. Fear can create even more imaginary obstacles than ignorance can. That's why the smallest step away from speculation and into reality can be an amazing relief...The Reality Solution means: Do it before you're ready.”

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