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I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair about its use. It is read more
I can stand brute force, but brute reason is quite unbearable. There is something unfair about its use. It is hitting below the intellect.
Love is the strongest force the world possesses, and yet it is the humblest imaginable
Love is the strongest force the world possesses, and yet it is the humblest imaginable
Don't fight forces, use them.
Don't fight forces, use them.
There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will read more
There are only two forces in the world, the sword and the spirit. In the long run the sword will always be conquered by the spirit.
The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small read more
The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.
When force is necessary, it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; read more
When force is necessary, it must be applied boldly, decisively and completely. But one must know the limitations of force; one must know when to blend force with a maneuver, the blow with an agreement.
Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob
Those who try to lead the people can only do so by following the mob
There is such a thing as a nation being so right that it does not need to convince others by read more
There is such a thing as a nation being so right that it does not need to convince others by force that it is right.
Force rules the world, and not opinion; but opinion is that which makes use of force.
Force rules the world, and not opinion; but opinion is that which makes use of force.