"Gold has its uses, but war is won with iron.











My first rule of war, Cat-never give the enemy his wish

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"The enemy of my enemy is my friend, men said, but the enemy of my friend is my enemy.
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"Every man should lose a battle in his youth, so he does not lose a war when he is old.
"War seems like a fine adventure, the greatest most of them will ever know. Then they get a taste of battle. For some, that one taste is enough to brea...
"The hard truths are the ones to hold tight. - Old Bear
"Give me honorable enemies rather than ambitious ones, and I'll sleep more easily by night.
"The day will come when you need them to respect you, even fear you a little. Laughter is poison to fear.
"Any cat may stare into a fire and see red mice play,
"There is a savage beast in every man, and when you hand that man a sword or spear and send him forth to war, the beast stirs.
"On armageddon day,' Sandy said, 'both armies will think they fight for good. And both of them will be wrong.
"Nobody is a villain in their own story. We're all the heroes of our own stories.
"Armageddon,' Sandy said. 'The final battle. The ultimate confrontation between good and evil. That's what armageddon is supposed to be. Right?'Hobbins...
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