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“Provide yourself with such work for your hands as can be done, if possible, both during the day and at night, so that you are not a burden to anyone, and indeed can give to others, as St. Paul the Apostle advises (cf. I Thess. 2:9; Eph. 4:28). In this manner you will overcome the demon of listlessness and drive away all the desires suggested by the enemy; for the demon of listlessness takes advantage of idleness. 'Every idle man is full of desires' (Prov. 13:4 LXX).”

Ifs Men Giving Done Hands Christian Desire Night Enemy Advantage Overcoming Burden Demon Orthodox Idle Idleness Advise Apostles Orthodox Christian Cfs Apostle Paul

Author:Evagrius Ponticus

“Time isn't the enemy. Fear of change is. Accept that nothing lasts forever and you'll start to appreciate the advantages of whatever age you are now.”

Age Lasts Accepting Enemy Forever Advantage Appreciate Nothing Lasts Forever Fear Of Change

Author:Oprah Winfrey

“Treat your enemies with courtesy, and you'll see how valuable it really is. It costs little but pays a nice dividend: those who honor are honored. Politeness and a sense of honor have this advantage: we bestow them on others without losing a thing.”

Littles Pay Enemy Nice Honor Cost Losing Advantage Treats Valuable Honored Courtesy Politeness Dividends

Author:Baltasar Gracian

“Truth can never be an enemy to true religion, which appears always to the best advantage when it is most examined.”

Enemy Advantage True Religion

Book:The Life and Works of John Arbuthnot, M.D.: Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians

Source: The Life and Works of John Arbuthnot, M.D.: Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians

“There is no finer revenge than that which others inflict on your enemy. Moreover, it has the advantage of leaving you the role of a generous man.”

Men Enemy Roles Advantage Leaving Revenge Generous Generous Man

Book:This Business of Living: Diary: 1935-1950

Source: This Business of Living: Diary: 1935-1950

“A strong pursuit, give no time for the enemy to think, take advantage of victory, uproot him, cut off his escape route.”

Thinking Giving Strong Enemy Cutting Victory Advantage Pursuit Routes

Author:Alexander Suvorov

“We must bear in mind, then, that there is nothing more difficult and dangerous, or more doubtful of success, than an attempt to introduce a new order of things in any state. For the innovator has for enemies all those who derived advantages from the old order of things, whilst those who expect to be benefited by the new institutions will be but lukewarm defenders.”

Mind States Order Politics Difficult Enemy Economy Dangerous Bears Advantage Institutions Liberalism Introducing Doubtful Defenders Innovators Lukewarm

Author:Niccolo Machiavelli

“If thou expect death as a friend, prepare to entertain it; if thou expect death as an enemy, prepare to overcome it; death has no advantage, but when it comes a stranger.”

Ifs Death Enemy Advantage Overcoming Stranger

Book:Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles

Source: Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles

“If people of one''s own side have good conduct, it adds power to oneself. The misconduct on the contrary render one powerless. The enemy taks advantage of it. A skilled statesman never allows enemy to win over.”

People Ifs Political Winning Sides Enemy Advantage Add Oneself Contrary Powerless Statesmen Misconduct Taks

Author:Chanakya

“Nothing frightens the 'Jews' more than a perfect unity in others: the unity of feeling in a movement, in a people. That is why they will always be for 'democracy' which has but one advantage, and that one for the nation's enemy. For democracy will break up the unity and spirit of a people.”

People Feelings Spirit Nations Perfect Enemy Break Democracy Movement Advantage Unity Jew

Book:For My Legionaries

Source: For My Legionaries

“The skilful disputant well knows that he never has his enemy at more advantage than when, by allowing the premises, he shows him arguing wrong from his own principles.”

Knows Wells Shows Enemy Principles Advantage Argument Arguing Discussion Allowing Premises

Book:The Divine Legation of Moses Demonstrated

Source: The Divine Legation of Moses Demonstrated

“When an injustice happens, we want to be vindicated. People feel that if they forgive the person who hurt them, then they will continue to take advantage of them or not take responsibility for what they did wrong. If we're honest, we'll admit that we usually want the person who hurt us to pay for what they did. We can't get past this until we get the revelation that only God can pay us back. He is our Vindicator - He will heal and restore us if we will trust Him and forgive our enemies as He has told us to do.”

People Ifs Want Feels Persons Happens Past Hurt Pay Responsibility Enemy Honest Advantage Forgiving Injustice Heal Revelations Taking Responsibility Vindicated

Author:Joyce Meyer

“In landing operations, retreat is impossible, to surrender is as ignoble as it is foolish. above all else remember that we as attackers have the initiative, we know exactly what we are going to do, while the enemy is ignorant of our intentions and can only parry our blows. We must retain this tremendous advantage by always attacking rapidly, ruthlessly, viciously, and without rest.”

Knows War Remember Enemy Impossible Advantage Intention Blow Foolish Surrender Ignorant Operations Initiative Retreat Attacking Landing Ignoble Ruthlessness

Author:George S. Patton

“The politicians of New York as not so fastidious as some gentlemen are, as to disclosing the principles on which they act. They boldly preach what they practice...if they are defeated, they expect to retire from office. If they are successful, they claim, as a matter of right, the advantages of success. They see nothing wrong in the rule that to the victor belongs the spoils of the enemy.”

Ifs Matter Enemy Principles Practice Successful New York Politician Office Advantage Claims Gentleman Retiring Defeated Spoil Fastidious

Author:William L. Marcy

“Time is your friend, impulse is your enemy. Take advantage of compound interest and don't be captivated by the siren song of the market.”

Song Interest Enemy Advantage Impulse Compounds Sirens Captivated Compound Interest Siren Song

Author:Warren Buffett

“Capitalism under democracy has a further advantage: its enemies, even when it is attacked, are scattered and weak, and it is usually easily able to array one half of them against the other half, and thus dispose of both.”

Able Half Enemy Democracy Capitalism Advantage Weak Other Half Democracies Have One Half

Book:Notes On Democracy

Source: Notes On Democracy

“The nobles and the noble Houses maneuver for advantage. They do things they think will help them, or hurt and enemy, or both. Usually, it's all done in secrecy, or if not, they try to make it seem as if they're doing something other than what they are.”

Ifs Thinking Trying Done Helping Seems House Hurt Enemy Advantage Noble Secrecy

Book:The Great Hunt: Book Two of 'The Wheel of Time'

Source: The Great Hunt: Book Two of 'The Wheel of Time'

“there was no greater natural advantage in life than having an enemy overestimate your faults, unless it was to have a friend underestimate your virtues.”

Natural Enemy Virtue Greater Advantage Faults Underestimate Overestimate

Book:The Godfather

Source: The Godfather

“Remember, he is not, like you, a pure spirit. Never having been a human (Oh that abominable advantage of the Enemy's) you don't realize how enslaved they are to the pressure of the ordinary.”

Humans Remember Spirit Realizing Enemy Like You Pure Ordinary Advantage Pressure Screwtape Letters

Book:The Screwtape Letters

Source: The Screwtape Letters

“If I lived by some code, my actions would become predictable. The enemy would take advantage of this and I’d be killed. An honorable death doesn’t exist. Death is death. But it’s funny that survival and revenge require the same thing: no honor codes, no supposed higher principles to aspire to, no mercy”

Ifs Action Enemy Principles Higher Honor Survival Advantage Mercy Revenge Code Aspire Honorable Predictable Honorable Death

Author:Frank Beddor

“When the enemy starts to collapse you must pursue him without the chance of letting go. If you fail to take advantage of your enemies collapse, they may recover.”

Ifs May War Chance Enemy Failing Letting Go Advantage Pursue Collapse

Author:Miyamoto Musashi

“For them to perceive the advantage of defeating the enemy, they must also have their rewards.”

War Enemy Advantage Rewards Perceive Defeating The Enemy

Book:The Art of War

Source: The Art of War

“Rapidity is the essence of war: take advantage of the enemy's unreadiness, make your way by unexpected routes, and attack unguarded spots.”

Way Art War Enemy Advantage Essence Spots Unexpected Routes Art Of War Strategist

Book:Sun Tzu: The Art of War for Managers; 50 Strategic Rules

Source: Sun Tzu: The Art of War for Managers; 50 Strategic Rules

“Whoever is the first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy will be fresh for the fight... Therefore the clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy... By holding out advantages to him, he can cause the enemy to approach of his own accord; or by inflicting damage, he can make it impossible for the enemy to draw near.”

Firsts Art War Fighting Causes Enemy Impossible Fields Approach Draws Advantage Clever Damage Art Of War Accord

Book:Sun Tzu's The Art of War: Bilingual Edition Complete Chinese and English Text

Source: Sun Tzu's The Art of War: Bilingual Edition Complete Chinese and English Text

“In a position of this sort, even though the enemy should offer us an attractive bait, it will be advisable not to stir forth, but rather to retreat, thus enticing the enemy in his turn; then, when part of his army has come out, we may deliver our attack with advantage.”

Should May Art War Turns Enemy Position Offers Advantage Army Attractive Retreat Art Of War Bait Enticing Advisable

Book:Sun Tzu's The Art of War: Bilingual Edition Complete Chinese and English Text

Source: Sun Tzu's The Art of War: Bilingual Edition Complete Chinese and English Text

“With regard to ground of this nature, be before the enemy in occupying the raised and sunny spots, and carefully guard your line of supplies. Then you will be able to fight with advantage.”

Art War Able Fighting Lines Enemy Advantage Regard Raised Spots Art Of War Sunny Supplies

Book:Sun Tzu: The Art of War (Illustrated)

Source: Sun Tzu: The Art of War (Illustrated)

“When the enemy's envoy's speak in humble terms, but continues his preparations, he will advance. When their language is deceptive but the enemy pretentiously advances, he will retreat. When the envoys speak in apologetic terms, he wishes a respite. When without a previous understanding the enemy asks for a truce, he is plotting. When the enemy sees an advantage but does not advance to seize it, he is fatigued.”

Doe Art War Asks Speak Language Wish Understanding Term Enemy Advantage Humble Preparation Retreat Art Of War Deceptive Apologetic Respite Truce

Author:Sun Tzu

“If asked how to cope with a great host of the enemy in orderly array and on the point of marching to the attack, I should say: "Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will." Rapidity is the essence of war: take advantage of the enemy's unreadiness, make your way by unexpected routes, and attack unguarded spots.”

Ifs Way Should Art War Enemy Military Advantage Essence Dear Spots Opponents Unexpected Host Routes Art Of War Orderly Strategist Seizing Amenable

Book:The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China

Source: The Seven Military Classics of Ancient China

“A cowboy never takes unfair advantage - even of an enemy.”

Enemy Advantage Unfair Cowboy Unfair Advantage

Author:Gene Autry

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