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A man, as a general rule, owes very little to what he is born with - a man is what he makes of himself. ↗

— Alexander Graham Bell

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If a man achieves victory over this body, who in the world can exercise power over him? He who rules himself rules over the whole world. ↗

— Vinoba Bhave

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So obviously, any religion embodies some form of rules and expectations for behavior, and even sometimes consequences, and they don't want to hear any of that. ↗

— Pat Boone

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Therefore, a person should first be changed by a teacher's instructions, and guided by principles of ritual. Only then can he observe the rules of courtesy and humility, obey the conventions and rules of society, and achieve order. ↗

— Xun Zi

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As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. That is how it works in a democratic system and mass fear becomes the ticket to destroy rights across the board. ↗

— James Bovard

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There are a lot of benefits representative of government and it is far better than any type of dictatorial system and it is far better than a one-man rule situation. ↗

— James Bovard

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It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intelligence of the army for the purposes of spying, and thereby they achieve great results. ↗

— Sun Tzu

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If fighting is sure to result in victory, than you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result in victory, then you must not fight even at the ruler's bidding. ↗

— Sun Tzu

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The enlightened ruler is heedful, and the good general full of caution. ↗

— Sun Tzu

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Life is a game with many rules but no referee. One learns how to play it more by watching it than by consulting any book, including the holy book. Small wonder, then, that so many play dirty, that so few win, that so many lose. ↗

— Joseph Brodsky

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