Martin Svoboda

“The man who loses the path in the morning, if he returns home by the evening he should not be called lost.”

“What is the object of defense? To preserve. To preserve is easier than to acquire.”

“Every suspension of offensive action, either from erroneous views, from fear or from indolence, is in favor of the side acting defensively.”

“If defense is the stronger form of war, yet has a negative object, it follows that it should be used only so long as weakness compels, and be abandoned as soon as we are strong enough to pursue a positive object.”

“But if the assailant, without troubling himself about the existence of the Army awaiting his attack in a defensive position, advances with his main body by another line in pursuit of his object, then he 'passes by the position,' and if he can do this with impunity, and really does it, he will immediately enforce the abandonment of the position, consequently put an end to its usefulness.”

“Surprise becomes effective when we suddenly face the enemy at one point with far more troops than he expected. This type of numerical superiority is quite distinct from numerical superiority in general: it is the most powerful medium in the art of war.”

“You could never know what it's like
Your blood like winter freezes just like ice
And there's a cold lonely light that shines from you
You'll wind up like the wreck you hide behind that mask you use”

“So excuse me forgetting but these things I do
You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue
Anyway the thing is what I really mean
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen”

“A product, or an idea for a product, does not make a business.”

“Every person wants to be valued.
Every person wants to be respected.
Every person wants to be appreciated.
Every person wants to be understood.”

“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.”

“There is a way which seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death. Even in laughter the heart may be in pain, and the end of joy may be grief. The backslider in heart will have his fill of his own ways, but a good man will be satisfied with his.”

“Do you see a man diligent and skillful in his business? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.”

“The end of a matter is better than its beginning; patience of spirit is better than haughtiness of spirit.”

“A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.”

“It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing; the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and are life.”

“When angry do not sin; do not ever let your wrath (your exasperation, your fury or indignation) last until the sun goes down. Leave no such room or foothold for the devil give no opportunity to him.”

“The merciful, kind, and generous man benefits himself for his deeds return to bless him, but he who is cruel and callous to the wants of others brings on himself retribution.”

“He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, he who rules his own spirit than he who takes a city.”