A prince being thus obliged to know well how to act as a beast must imitate the fox and the lion, for the lion cannot protect himself from traps, and the fox cannot defend himself from wolves. One must therefore be a fox to recognize traps, and a lion to frighten wolves.
~ Niccolò Machiavelli
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Jason Bourne’s Epic Car Chase Through New York City | The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
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A statesman cannot create anything himself. He must wait and listen until he hears the steps of God sounding through events; then leap up and grasp the hem of His garment.
~ Otto von Bismarck
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You won’t be able to recognize the things you really care about until you have released your grip on all the things that you’ve been taught to care about.
~ William Deresiewicz
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Civilization is an enormous device for economizing on knowledge.
~ Thomas Sowell
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