We will either find a way, or make one.
Military Strategists
Hannibal
The Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps with elephants and brought Rome to its knees (247-183 BCE). Hannibal Barca's campaign in Italy — fifteen years of victories on enemy soil without reinforcement — remains the supreme example of operational genius and the indirect approach in military history.
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Wellbeing is attained by little and little, and nevertheless is no little thing itself.
-- Zeno of Citium
Youth on horseback has passed. The world is at peace and white hairs multiply. With what remains of life that heaven permits, how can I not enjoy it?
-- Date Masamune
Wisdom that comes only after hearing others' opinions is not true wisdom.
-- Toyotomi Hideyoshi
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Without first establishing internal governance, there can be no external campaigns.
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