“Natural hazards, however formidable, are inherently less dangerous and less uncertain than fighting hazards. All conditions are more calculable, all obstacles more surmountable than those of human resistance.” HumansFightingNaturalConditionsMilitaryDangerousObstaclesResistanceUncertainHazardsFormidable Author:B. H. Liddell Hart
“At the outset, it is only liking, not understanding, that matters. Gaps in understanding ... are not only important, they are perhaps even welcome, like clearings in the woods, the better to allow the heart's rays to stream out without obstacle. The unlit shadows should remain obscure, which is the very condition of enchantment.” ShouldHeartImportantMatterPoetryLiteratureUnderstandingConditionsShadowObstaclesWoodsWelcomeStreamsGapsRaysObscureEnchantmentClearing Author:Andre Breton