War begets quiet, quiet idleness, idleness disorder, disorder ruin; likewise ruin order, order virtue, virtue glory, and good … - Walter Raleigh

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What I want to bring out is how a pebble cast into a pond causes ripples that spread in all directions. Each one of our thoughts, words, and deeds is like that.

Walter Raleigh

War begets quiet, quiet idleness, idleness disorder, disorder ruin; likewise ruin order, order virtue, virtue glory, and good fortune.

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Talking much is a sign of vanity, for the one who is lavish with words is cheap in deeds.

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Men endure the losses that befall them by mere casualty with more patience than the damages they sustain by injustice.

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But from this earth, this grave, this dust, My God shall raise me up, I trust.

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Whoever commands the sea, commands the trade; whosoever commands the trade of the world commands the riches of the world, and consequently the world itself.

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The most divine light only shineth on those minds which are purged from all worldly dross and human uncleanliness.

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