“The motive behind criticism often determines its validity. Those who care criticize where necessary. Those who envy criticize the moment they think that they have found a weak spot.” ThinkingMomentsCareFoundBehindsCriticismWeakDetermineEnvySpotsMotiveCriticizeWho CaresValidityWeak Spots Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“Whenever the government of the United States shall break up, it will probably be in consequence of a false direction having been given to publick opinion. This is the weak point of our defenses, and the part to which the enemies of the system will direct all their attacks. Opinion can be so perverted as to cause the false to seem the true; the enemy, a friend, and the friend, an enemy; the best interests of the nation to appear insignificant, and trifles of moment; in a word, the right the wrong, and the wrong the right.” StatesMomentsSeemsGovernmentGivenNationsCausesInterestUnitedOpinionEnemyBreakUnited StatesSocietyConsequenceDirectWeakDefenseInsignificantTriflesWeak Points Author:James F. Cooper
“Kicking leaves you momentarily on one foot, and for that moment you are in a very weak position. If you were to be swept off your feet, you would be finished. This is why lifting your feet off the ground is crazy.” IfsMomentsWould BeFeetCrazyPositionWeakFinishedThat MomentLiftingKickingFeet Off The Ground Author:Morihei Ueshiba
“The distribution of troops devoted to the defence of a place includes a garrison, an occupying force, numerically as weak as possible; a reserve as strong as possible, designed for counterattacking and for providing itself, at the moment it goes into action, with a security service which will guard it from any possible surprise.” MomentsActionStrongForceSecurityWeakSurpriseDevotedProvidingTroopsReservesDistributionDefence Book:The Principles of War Source: The Principles of War
“The people with the strong, brave exteriors are just as weak and vulnerable as the rest of us. And of course they never admit to their childish practices, their moments of weakness or absurdity, and then the rest of us think that's how it should be.” PeopleThinkingShouldMomentsCoursesStrongPracticeWeaknessWeakBraveVulnerableAbsurdityExteriorMoments Of Weakness Book:Love Over Scotland Source: Love Over Scotland