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Letter "G" » General of the
«Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.»
Author: Sun Tzu
(
Author,
General)
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Keywords:
attack,
defend,
defense,
general,
General A,
General of the,
General The,
hence,
opponent,
skilful
«I can make a General in five minutes but a good horse is hard to replace.»
Author: Abraham Lincoln
(
President)
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Keywords:
five,
general,
General A,
General of the,
General The,
hard,
has been replaced,
horse,
minutes,
replace,
replaces,
take five
«In general, mankind, since the improvement of cookery, eats twice as much as nature requires»
Author: Benjamin Franklin
(
Inventor,
Philosopher,
Printer,
Scientist,
Statesman,
Writer)
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Keywords:
cookery,
eats,
general,
General A,
General of the,
General The,
improvement,
in general,
mankind,
much as,
requires,
twice
«Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe: and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni was with the king's sons: / And Ahithophel was the king's counsellor: and Hushai the Archite was the king's companion: / And after Ahithophel was Jehoiada the son of Benaiah, and Abiathar: and the general of the king's army was Joab.»
«One bad general is better than two good ones»
«Behave so the aroma of your actions may enhance the general sweetness of the atmosphere.»
Author: Henry David Thoreau
(
Essayist,
Philosopher,
Poet)
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About:
Action
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Keywords:
Actions,
aroma,
atmosphere,
behave,
enhance,
enhancing,
general,
General A,
General of the,
General The,
sweetness,
The General,
well behaved
«The greatest general is he who makes the fewest mistakes.»
«Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration»
Author: Niccolo Machiavelli
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About:
Appearance,
Gifts,
Men
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Keywords:
appearances,
general,
General A,
General of the,
General The,
gift,
in general,
judge,
penetration,
The Gift
«I went to a general store but they wouldn't let me buy anything specific.»
Author: Stephen Wright
(
Actor,
Writer)
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Keywords:
buy,
general,
General A,
General of the,
general store,
General The,
specific,
specifics,
store,
stored up,
storing,
went
«Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter.»
Author: Winston Churchill
(
Author,
Orator,
Prime Minister)
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Keywords:
battles,
contributed,
contributes,
contributing,
demands,
general,
General A,
General of the,
General The,
maneuver,
maneuvers,
slaughter,
slaughtered,
slaughtering,
slaughters,
The General,
The Less,
won