In short, the anomaly of war is that the best men get themselves killed while crafty men find their chance to govern in a manner contrary to justice. - Alain

Aristotle's pupil already realized that we have no power at all over our passions as long as we do not know their true causes. Many men have refuted fear, and with sound arguments. But a man who is afraid does not listen to arguments; he listens to the beating of his heart and the pulsating of his blood.

Beaucoup de gens se plaignent de n'avoir pas ceci ou cela ; mais la cause en est toujours qu'ils ne l'ont point vraiment désiré.

Never be insolent unless it is a deliberate decision, and only toward a man more powerful than yourself.