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“When the conversation turns too quickly to films,I see it as a sign of weakness.”

Film Turns Conversation Weakness

Book:The Dinner

Source: The Dinner

“It should be the aim of grand strategy to discover and pierce the Achilles' heel of the opposing government's power to make war. Strategy, in turn, should seek to penetrate a joint in the harness of the opposing forces. To apply one's strength where the opponent is strong weakens oneself disproportionately to the effect attained. To strike with strong effect, one must strike at weakness.”

“In ways and thoughts of weakness and of wrong, Threads turn to cords, and cords to cables strong.”

Way Turns Strong Habit Weakness Thread Cables Cords

Book:The Baptistery, Or The Way of Eternal Life by the Author of

Source: The Baptistery, Or The Way of Eternal Life by the Author of

“The most perfect philosophy of the natural kind only staves off our ignorance a little longer: as perhaps the most perfect philosophy of the moral or metaphysical kind serves only to discover larger portions of it. Thus the observation of human blindness and weakness is the result of all philosophy, and meets us at every turn, in spite of our endeavours to elude or avoid it.”

Humans Kind Littles Philosophy Turns Natural Perfect Results Moral Ignorance Weakness Observation Spite Portions Blindness Metaphysical Endeavour Elude

Book:Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects

Source: Essays and Treatises on Several Subjects

“That acknowledgment of weakness which we make in imploring to be relieved from hunger and from temptation is surely wisely put in our daily prayer. Think of it, you who are rich, and take heed how you turn a beggar away.”

Thinking Turns Prayer Rich Weakness Hunger Temptation Beggar Heed Relieved Acknowledgment Daily Prayer

Book:Delphi Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray (Illustrated)

“I'm willin' for any solution - religious, political. I'm not going to keep offerin' to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. It indicates a weakness on our part.”

Political Turns Religious Solutions Weakness

Author:Lyndon B. Johnson

“The boycott of parliamentary institutions on the part of anarchists and semianarchists is dictated by a desire not to submit their weakness to a test on the part of the masses, thus preserving their right to an inactive hauteur which makes no difference to anybody. A revolutionary party can turn its back to a parliament only if it has set itself the immediate task of overthrowing the existing regime.”

Ifs Desire Turns Differences Party Mass Weakness Tasks Tests Institutions Revolutionary Regimes Submit Parliament Anarchist Parliamentary Boycott

Book:History of the Russian Revolution

Source: History of the Russian Revolution

“The observation of human blindness and weakness is the result of all philosophy, and meets us at every turn, in spite of our endeavours to elude or avoid it.”

Humans Philosophy Turns Results Weakness Observation Spite Blindness Endeavour Elude

Book:Philosophical Essays concerning Human Understanding ... Second edition. With additions and corrections

Source: Philosophical Essays concerning Human Understanding ... Second edition. With additions and corrections

“Never take anyone for granted. Never take anyone's kindness for their weakness. What's once yours could easily turn into a memory.”

Life Turns Memories Kindness Weakness Granted

Author:Rita Zahara

“When I turn my eye inward, I find nothing but doubt and ignorance. All the world conspires to oppose and contradict me; though such is my weakness, that I feel all my opinions loosen and fall of themselves, when unsupported by the approbation of others.”

World Feels Eye Turns Fall Opinion Doubt Ignorance Weakness Inward

Book:A Treatise of Human Nature: Top Philosophy Collections

Source: A Treatise of Human Nature: Top Philosophy Collections