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A good general is ready for every option.
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The right words are always there, if a man's sharp enough to see them.
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If you are asking if my family will take what they want, of course they will. The strong rule, Chen Yi. Those who are not strong dream of it.
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No man could be a khan to his mother.
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If they love you, they will do what you wish,but only WHEN they want to. If they fear you, they will do what you wish EXACTLY when you wish. So, is it better to love or fear you?
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Predators did not need mercy.
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Men respect the silent; they despise the garrulous.
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As he prepared to ride on, he chuckled at the thought of the wolf entering the sheepfold. He would not ride with fire and destruction. The shepherd did not frighten his own pretty lambs.
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Conquering enemy cities was far less complicated than the women in his life, or the children they bore for him.
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There was no destiny in life, nothing beyond what a man could take and hold for himself.
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Whoever controls the heart of the land, controls the world
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Sometimes it's better to just let the wave overcome you and then pick up the shards when it passes
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A good decisions are never brought in a state of rage.
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The point of war is to win, Kachiun. It does not matter how we do it, or how long it takes.
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Courage cannot be left like bones in a bag. It must be brought out and shown the light again and again, growing stronger each time. If you think it will keep for the times you need it, you are wrong. It is like any other part of your strength. If you ignore it, the bag will be empty when you need it most.
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You have no idea what you have done.
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The wisdom of age is bitter when those you have failed have gone.
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No worthy goal should come easily, he told himself. Suffering created value.
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People crushed by law have no hopes but from power. If laws are their enemies, they will be enemies to laws.
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What good is in dexterity of playing with logic when your weak soul retreats from difficulties?
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