As quoted in Al Arab Vol. 9 (1970) by the League of Arab States, p. 9
“One can be the master of what one does, but never of what one feels.”
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French writer (1821–1880) 1821–1880Related quotes
“One does simply what one can in order to apply what one knows.”
The Principles of War (1913)
“You see? In the fairy tales one does as one wants, and in reality one does what one can.”
Source: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
Therefore, in order to do even a little, one has already to know a great deal and to know it well.
Source: Precepts and Judgments (1919), p. 175
“What one does is what counts. Not what one had the intention of doing.”