Quote #60

Little changes are the enemies of great changes.

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  1. The headlong stream is termed violent But the river bed hemming it in is Termed violent by no one.
  2. Their peace and their war Are like wind and storm. War grows from their peace.
  3. The young Alexander conquered India. Was he alone? Caesar beat the Gauls. Did he not even have a cook with him? Philip of Spain wept when h…
  4. General, your tank is a powerful vehicle it smashes down forests and crushes a hundred men. but it has one defect: it needs a driver.
  5. When evil-doing comes like falling rain, nobody calls out 'stop!' When crimes begin to pile up they become invisible. When sufferings becom…
  6. General, man is very useful. He can fly and he can kill. But he has one defect: He can think.
  7. The plum tree in the yard's so small It's hardly like a tree at all. Yet there it is, railed round To keep it safe and sound. The poor thin…
  8. The man who laughs has simply not yet had the terrible news.

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