"If you want to see a man's true character, give him power."
-Abraham Lincoln
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- "Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a ...
- "Sometimes it takes an overwhelming breakdown to...
- “It’s easier to fool people than to convince them...
- "A man who believes everything knows nothing."
- Schopenhauer said of Napoleon:
- "Energy is such an interesting thing. It’s so pow...
- “Don’t trade your authenticity for approval.”
- "If you want to see a man's true character, give...
- "Sickness and deceit fear The Light."
- "A Prince, whose character is thus marked by ever...
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- "The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he k...
- "There are three type of lies: Lies, Damn Lies, ...
- TRUTH: Left for President Trump, but it was throw...
- "When small acts of bravery are stamped out by go...
- "And the people stayed home. And read books, and ...
- "Fools rush in where Angels fear to tread."
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- A disciplined mind leads to happiness, and an un...
- "There is no worse mistake in public leadership t...
- "One moment of incompetence can be fatal." - Fra...
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