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It is madness to attempt to hold. In the first place the troops cannot do it and in the second place if they do not retreat they will be destroyed. I repeat that this order be rescinded or that you find someone else.
by Gerd von Rundstedt (Soldier, German , born in 1875) keywords: attempt, cannot, destroyed, else, find, first, hold, madness, order, place, repeat, retreat, second, someone, troops , will With the introduction of agriculture mankind entered upon a long period of meanness, misery, and madness, from which they are only now being freed by the beneficent operation of the machine.
by Bertrand Russell (Philosopher, British , born in 1872) keywords: agriculture, being, beneficent, entered, freed, introduction, long, machine, madness, mankind, meanness, misery, now, only, operation, period, upon , which Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness is it to be expecting evil before it comes.
by Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Statesman , Roman) keywords: anticipate, before, comes, evil, expecting, foolish, madness, misfortunes, nothing , wretched A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world.
by John Updike (Novelist, American , born in 1932) keywords: erratic, few, foolish, goodness, hence, himself, leader, leadership, madness, men, out, quality, take, upon, volunteers, woe , world Government is either organized benevolence or organized madness; its peculiar magnitude permits no shading.
by John Updike (Novelist, American , born in 1932) keywords: benevolence, either, government, madness, magnitude, organized, peculiar, permits , shading Warren Spector is amazing, and his team is as good as any in the business. Shame to see all the revenues from their game entangled with all the madness of the Dallas office.
by Mike Wilsonkeywords: amazing, any, business, dallas, entangled, game, good, his, madness, office, revenues, see, shame, spector, team, their , warren Pain is real when you get other people to believe in it. If no one believes in it but you, your pain is madness or hysteria.
by Naomi Wolf (Author, American , born in 1962) keywords: believe, believes, get, hysteria, madness, other, pain, real , your
