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“I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self.”

Source: Wit and Wisdom of Socrates, Plato, Aristotle: Being a Treasury of Thousands of Glorious, Inspiring and Imperishable Thoughts, Views and Observations of the Three Great Greek Philosophers, Classified Under about Four Hundred Subjects for Comparative Study

“War is the only sport which is genuinely amusing. And it is the only sport which has any intelligible use.”

War Use Sports Peace Amusing

Author:H. L. Mencken

“Then amongst flowers and springs, Making delightful sport, Sat lovers without conflict, without flame”

Sports Peace Flower Lovers Conflict Spring Flames Sat Delightful

Author:Torquato Tasso

“If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals.”

“One does not need buildings, money, power, or status to practice the Art of Peace. Heaven is right where you are standing, and that is the place to train.”

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Book:The Art of Peace

Source: The Art of Peace

“If your heart is large enough to envelop your adversaries, you can see right through them and avoid their attacks. And once you envelop them, you will be able to guide them along the path indicated to you by heaven and earth.”

Ifs Heart Enough Able Earth Heaven Sports Peace Path Guides Adversaries Heaven And Earth

Book:The Art of Peace

Source: The Art of Peace

“When life is victorious, there is birth; when it is thwarted, there is death. A warrior is always engaged in a life-and-death struggle for Peace.”

Life Is Sports Peace Struggle Birth Warrior Engaged Life And Death Engagement

Book:The Art of Peace

Source: The Art of Peace

“The art of Peace I practice has room for each of the world's eight million gods, and I cooperate with them all. The God of Peace is very great and enjoins all that is divine and enlightened in every land.”

World Art Sports Peace Rooms Practice Millions Land Divine Eight Divinity Enlightened

Book:The Art of Peace

Source: The Art of Peace

“Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best you are capable of becoming.”

Source: Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success (Large Print 16pt)

“Others can stop you temporarily - you are the only one who can do it permanently.”

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Author:Zig Ziglar

“Sports plays a societal role in engendering jingoist and chauvinist attitudes. They're designed to organize a community to be committed to their gladiators.”

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Author:Noam Chomsky

“Institutionalised in sports, the military, acculturated sexuality, the history and mythology of heroism, violence is taught to boys until they becomes its advocates.”

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Author:Andrea Dworkin

“Sacredness of human life! The world has never believed it! It has been with life that we settled our quarrels, won wives, gold and land, defended ideas, imposed religions. We have held that a death toll was a necessary part of every human achievement, whether sport, war or industry. A moment's rage over the horror of it, and we have sunk into indifference.”

Source: New Ideals in Business, an Account of Their Practice and Their Effects Upon Men and Profits