Hence, when able to attack, we must seem unable; when using our forces, we must seem inactive; when we are near, we must make the enemy believe we are far away; when far ― Sun Tzu

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When a man has so far corrupted and prostituted the chastity of his mind, as to [profess] things he does not believe, he has prepared himself for the commission of every other crime.

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The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.

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If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it — then I can achieve it. ― Muhammad Ali, “The Soul of a Butterfly: Reflections on Life’s Journey

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don’t believe the war is simply the work of politicians and capitalists. Oh no, the common man is every bit as guilty; otherwise, people and nations would have re- belled long ago! There’s a destructive urge in people, the urge to rage, murder and kill. And until all of humanity, without exception, undergoes a metamorphosis, wars will continue to be waged, and everything that has been carefully built up, cultivated and grown will be cut down and destroyed, only to start allover again!

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Desperation is the raw material of drastic change. Only those who can leave behind everything they have ever believed in can hope to escape.

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I'd be dishonoring God if I didn't believe I was put here on Earth to help change the world.

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To believe in God is to know that all the rules will be fair, and that there will be wonderful surprises.

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If you believe the noises of the world, rather than the silences of your soul, you will be lost.

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How foolish to believe we are more powerful than the sea or the sky. ― Ruta Sepetys

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