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There is nothing that war has ever achieved we could not better achieve without it.
There is nothing that war has ever achieved we could not better achieve without it.
For what is the best choice, for each individual is the highest it is possible for him to achieve.
For what is the best choice, for each individual is the highest it is possible for him to achieve.
The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort.
The mode by which the inevitable comes to pass is effort.
It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others.
It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others.
It is easier to stay out than get out.
It is easier to stay out than get out.
A Hero is one who hangs on one minute longer.
A Hero is one who hangs on one minute longer.
The sports page records people's accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but man's failures.
The sports page records people's accomplishments, the front page usually records nothing, but man's failures.
It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.
It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.
What we don't need to know for achievement, we need to know for our pleasure. Knowing how things work is read more
What we don't need to know for achievement, we need to know for our pleasure. Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight.
