Uuno Lausing Quotes & Sayings

Who desired the Great War? No nation benefitted from it. The war brought about the destruction of the Prussian Empire, stripped the British Empire of its ability to hold its colonies, slaughtered the French and starved Germany, inspired a revolution in Russia, and prepared the ground for a more terrible slaughter to come. The great powers didn't want a war and they certainly didn't need one. But their people wanted a war. To the surprise of the rulers across the Allies and the Central Powers, the idea of war was seized by the people of every nation. — Matthew De Abaitua

To the acute observer no one can produce the most casual work without disclosing the innermost secrets of his soul. — W. Somerset Maugham

The poet has to make a synthesis out of the moral life of our time, and this life is lived at this moment on a political plane. — Rose Macaulay

Fortune will play her hand. And when she stands between us and flourishing, all we can do is live our best life. One — Eric Greitens

Why are we putting people who are already in a vulnerable position through this dreadful, appalling stress? — Jeremy Corbyn

It is important that you don't let your opponent impose his style of play on you. A part of that begins mentally. At the chessboard if you start blinking every time he challenges you then in a certain sense you are withdrawing. That is very important to avoid. — Viswanathan Anand

To conquer oneself is a greater victory than to conquer thousands in a battle. — Dalai Lama