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 So long as the anti-militarists propose no substitute for war's disciplinary function, no moral equivalent of war, analogous, as one might say, to the mechanical equivalent of hate, so long they fail to realize the full equities of the situation.  War hath no fury like a noncombatant. He who surpasses or subdues mankind must look down on the hate of those below. The rich know not who is his friend. Fare thee well! and if for ever, Still for ever, fare thee well. Cheers for the sailors that fought on the wave for it, Cheers for the soldiers that always were brave for it, Tears for the men that went down to the grave for it, Here comes the Flag! As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion of trust can make trust. Every man is a borrower and a mimic; life is theatrical and literature a quotation. You need three things in the theatre - the play, the actors and the audience and each must give something. Painting is a blind man's profession. He paints not what he sees, but what he feels, what he tells himself about what he has seen. Success is dependent on effort. An expert is a man who has made all the mistakes, which can be made, in a very narrow field. The terror of art lies in the representation of the hidden reality with its shattering effect. He who imitates what is evil always goes beyond the example that is set; on the contrary, he who imitates what is good always falls short. Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind. Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. Those who cannot remember the past are content to repeat it. Some people make spectacles of themselves with a couple of glasses. Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion. Sadness and gladness succeed each other. Babies are such a nice way to start people. 
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