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“The weak against the strong, Is always in the wrong.”

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Ivan Krylov, born on February 13, 1769, and died on November 21, 1844, was a prominent Russian fabulist. His works are known for their concise language, profound meaning, and vivid imagery, and have had a profound impact on later generations. more

“He who loathes war, and will do everything in his power to avert it, but who will, in the last extremity, encounter its perils, from love of country and of home--who is willing to sacrifice himself and all that is dear to him in life, to promote the well-being of his fellow-man, will ever receive a worthy homage.”

Men Wells War Country Home Lasts Sacrifice Willing Fellows Dear Worthy Well Being Encounters Patriotism Fellow Man Peril Homage Loathe Extremity Avert

Author:John Stevens Cabot Abbott

“If war has its chivalry and its pageantry, it has also its hideousness and its demoniac woe. Bullets respect not beauty. They tear out the eye, and shatter the jaw, and rend the cheek.”

Ifs War Eye Tears Cheeks Bullets Woe Chivalry Pageantry

Book:The History of Napoleon Bonaparte

Source: The History of Napoleon Bonaparte

“War is science of destruction.”

War Destruction

Author:John Stevens Cabot Abbott

“there is no gateway to maturity; there is no line that is crossed. Maturity is like a maze, one path leading to another; it is like a great building full of corridors, one turning into another. Did anybody ever reach the end, so there was a clear way ahead, so he could say, now I am rich with knowledge, now I know all the answers?”

Knows Way Ends Wisdom Lines Answers Path Rich Clear Building Maturity Adulthood Mazes Corridors Gateways

Author:Mignon G. Eberhart

“murder is not polite.”

Murder Polite

Author:Mignon G. Eberhart

“Murder is a plant of slow growth.”

Growth Murder Plant Slow Growth

Book:The Chiffon Scarf

Source: The Chiffon Scarf

“The complexity of human relationships is never simple to follow; it is like intricate lacework, but lacework made of steel.”

Humans Made Simple Complexity Steel Human Relations Human Relationships Intricate Complexity Of Human

Author:Mignon G. Eberhart

“contemplating the misfortunes of others does not lighten one's own trouble but instead adds to it.”

Doe Trouble Add Misfortunes Contemplating Misfortunes Of Others

Book:Five Passengers From Lisbon

Source: Five Passengers From Lisbon

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