Quote #61

Their peace and their war Are like wind and storm. War grows from their peace.

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  1. Little changes are the enemies of great changes.
  2. 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.
  3. The headlong stream is termed violent But the river bed hemming it in is Termed violent by no one.
  4. General, man is very useful. He can fly and he can kill. But he has one defect: He can think.
  5. 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…
  6. The man who laughs has simply not yet had the terrible news.
  7. When evil-doing comes like falling rain, nobody calls out 'stop!' When crimes begin to pile up they become invisible. When sufferings becom…
  8. In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing About the dark times.

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