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"Do whatever you will, but first be such as are able to will."
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"Whoever battles with monsters had better see that it does not turn him into a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you."
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"He is winding the watch of his wit; by and by it will strike."
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"I will listen to anyone's convictions, but pray keep your doubts to yourself."
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"The ear disapproves but tolerates certain musical pieces; transfer them into the domain of our nose, and we will be forced to flee."
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"I feel like an outsider, and I always will feel like one. I've always felt that I wasn't a member of any particular group."
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"The best author will be the one who is ashamed to become a writer."
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"We can choose to live under the ruler-ship of God or under the ruler-ship of the devil."
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"Whoever feels predestined to see and not to believe will find all believers too noisy and pushy: he guards against them."
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"The will of God is good, acceptable and perfect."
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"I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation. War is hell."
War
"I would make this war as severe as possible, and show no symptoms of tiring till the South begs for mercy."
War
"If forced to choose between the penitentiary and the White House for four years, I would say the penitentiary, thank you."
Politics
"It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell."
War
"I think I understand what military fame is; to be killed on the field of battle and have your name misspelled in the newspapers."
Battle
"I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices today than any of you to secure peace."
Peace
"The voice of the people is the voice of humbug."
People
"I hate newspapermen. They come into camp and pick up their camp rumors and print them as facts. I regard them as spies, which, in truth, they are."
Truth
"I will accept no commission that would tend to create a rivalry with Grant. I want him to hold what he has earned and got. I have all the rank I want."
Humility
"My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom."
Wisdom
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