An Appeal to Honor

Image by The U.S. Army via FlickrYou must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war. – Napoleon Boanparte




You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you. – Eric Hoffer



I don’t know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but, by God, they terrify me. – Duke of Wellington



Nothing ever perplexes an adversary so much as an appeal to his honor. – Benjamin Disraeli



Don’t worry because a rival imitates you. As long as he follows in your tracks he cannot overtake them. – anonymous



A cunning gamester never plays the card which his adversary expects, and far less that which he desires. – Baltasar Gracian



Better a hundred enemies outside the house than one inside. – Arabian Proverb

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In One Year and Out the Other

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He is no wise man that will quit a certainty for an uncertainty. – Samuel Johnson

I hate people who are wise during the event. – Kenneth Tynan

Is is always during a passing state of mind that we make lasting resolutions. – Marcel Proust

Make sure you’re right, then go ahead. – Davy Crockett

One resolve is like another – In one year and out the other. – Nova Trimble Ashley

Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide. – Napoleon Bonaparte

When possible make the decisions now, even if action is in the future. A reviewed decision usually is better than one reached at the last moment. – William B. Given

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