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“The virtue of the soul does not consist in flying high, but in walking orderly.”

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This compilation features a curated selection of Michel de Montaigne's most renowned essays, showcasing his wit, insight, and philosophical depth on a wide range of subjects. more

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Michel de Montaigne

Michel de Montaigne was a French Renaissance philosopher, essayist, and writer. He is considered one of the most significant figures in the history of the essay. Montaigne's work, particularly his book 'Essays', has been influential in the development of modern prose. more

“Pile the bodies high at Austerlitz and Waterloo. Shovel them under and let me work- I am the grass; I cover all. And pile them high at Gettysburg. And pile them high at Ypres and Verdun. Shovel them under and let me work. Two years, ten years,and passengers ask the conductor- What place is this? Where are we now? I am the grass. Let me work.”

Years Two War Body Asks Ten Conflict Let Me Grass Two Years Passengers Conductor Shovels Gettysburg Waterloo

Author:Carl Sandburg

“I shall give a propagandist reason for starting the war, no matter whether it is plausible or not. The victor will not be asked afterwards whether he told the truth or not. When starting and waging war it is not right that matters, but victory.”

Giving War Matter Reason Victory Conflict Starting Plausible Waging War Propagandist

Author:Adolf Hitler

“The existence of the soldier, next to capital punishment, is the most grievous vestige of barbarism which survives among men.”

Men War Next Existence Conflict Soldier Punishment Barbarism Capital Punishment

Author:Alfred de Vigny

“The far object of a training system is to prepare the combat officer mentally so that he can cope with the unusual and unexpected as if it were the altogether normal and give him poise in a situation where all else is in disequilibrium.”

Ifs Giving War Situation Objects Conflict Normal Training Unexpected Combat Officers Unusual Poise Disequilibrium

Book:Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command in Future War

Source: Men Against Fire: The Problem of Battle Command in Future War

“The first quality of a soldier is constancy in enduring fatigue and hardship. Courage is only the second. Poverty privation and want are the school of the good soldier.”

Want Firsts War School Quality Poverty Conflict Endure Soldier Hardship Fatigue Constancy Good Soldiers

Author:Napoleon Bonaparte

“Our security is not a matter of weapons alone. The arm that wields them must be strong, the eye that guides them clear, the will that directs them indomitable.”

War Matter Eye Strong Clear Security Arms Conflict Weapons Guides Indomitable

Book:Development of United States Foreign Policy: Addresses and Messages of Franklin D. Roosevelt Compiled from Official Sources, Intended to Present the Chronological Development of the Foreign Policy of the United States from the Announcement of the Good Neighbor Policy in 1933, Including the War Declarations

Source: Development of United States Foreign Policy: Addresses and Messages of Franklin D. Roosevelt Compiled from Official Sources, Intended to Present the Chronological Development of the Foreign Policy of the United States from the Announcement of the Good Neighbor Policy in 1933, Including the War Declarations

“There is such a thing as man being too proud to fight. There is such a thing as a nation being so right that it does not need to convince others by force that it is right.”

Men Needs Doe War Fighting Force Nations Proud Conflict Convince

Author:Woodrow Wilson

“If you think you can win, you can win. Faith is necessary to victory.”

Ifs Thinking War Faith Winning Belief Victory Conflict You Can Win Great Victory Small Victories Victory And Success

Book:Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)

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