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“What does drunkenness accomplish? It discloses secrets, it ratifies hopes, and urges even the unarmed to battle.”

Doe Secret Battle Accomplish Urges Drunkenness Unarmed Intemperance

Author:Horace

“From camp to camp, through the foul womb of night, The hum of either army stilly sounds, That the fixed sentinels almost receive The secret whispers of each other's watch. Fire answers fire, and through their play flames Each battle sees the other's umbered face. Steed threatens steed, in high and boastful neighs Piercing the night's dull ear; and from the tents The armorers accomplishing the knights, With busy hammers closing rivets up, Give dreadful note of preparation.”

Giving War Play Faces Night Sound Answers Secret Watches Fire Battle Ears Army Notes Busy Preparation Flames Fixed Dull Camps Womb Hammers Closing Knights Foul Tents Piercings Sentinels

Author:William Shakespeare

“Think of the wonders uncorked by wine! It opens secrets, gives heart to our hopes, pushes the cowardly into battle, lifts the load from anxious minds, and evokes talents. Thanks to the bottle's prompting no one is lost for words, no one who's cramped by poverty fails to find release.”

Thinking Giving Mind Heart Lost Secret Wonder Poverty Failing Talent Battle Wine Thanks Release Lifts Bottles Anxious Load Evoke Cowardly

Book:The Satires of Horace and Persius

Source: The Satires of Horace and Persius

“The secret of success in battle lies often not so much in the use of one's own strength but in the exploitation of the other side's weaknesses.”

Use Lying Sides Secret Battle Weakness Exploitation Secret To Success

Book:When the Tripods Came

Source: When the Tripods Came

“I thought you were supposed to be the champion of your people,' I said. I live because I need to do that. For anyone who is left.' Don't you see? No one will be left. Protect them now or there will be no one to protect!' This is a battle that goes on and on. It never ends. You're too young to understand. No! You're too much of a coward to fight.' I was sick of lies and secrets and of battles so old we had to erase who we were to fight back. And still we lost. Still we were tied to posts.”

People Needs Said Stills Ends Young Lying Fighting Lost Left Secret Too Much Goes On Battle Protect Sick Supposed To Be Posts Champion Coward Tied Erase

Author:Alice Hoffman

“The secret of great battles consists in knowing how to deploy and concentrate at the right time.”

Time Secret Knowing Battle Right Time Great Battle

Author:Napoleon Bonaparte