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Men Are Of No Importance. What Counts Is Who Commands.

Nothing Builds Authority Up Like Silence, Splendor Of The Strong And Shelter Of The Weak.

Nothing More Enhances Authority Than Silence. It Is The Crowning Virtue Of The Strong, The Refuge Of The Weak, The Modesty Of The Proud, The Pride Of The Humble, The Prudence Of The Wise, And The Sense Of Fools. To Speak Is To . . . Dissipate One's Strength; Whereas What Action Demands Is Concentration. Silence Is A Necessary Preliminary To The Ordering Of One's Thoughts.

Always Choose The Hardest Way, On It You Will Not Find Opponents

As An Adolescent I Was Convinced That France Would Have To Go Through Gigantic Trials, That The Interest Of Life Consisted In One Day Rendering Her Some Signal Service And That I Would Have The Occasion To Do So.