— Napoleon I of France French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French 1769 - 1821
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
„There are only two forces that unite men — fear and interest.“
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
Kontext: There are only two forces that unite men — fear and interest. All great revolutions originate in fear, for the play of interests does not lead to accomplishment.
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— José Martí Poet, writer, Cuban nationalist leader 1853 - 1895
Martí : Thoughts/Pensamientos (1994)
Kontext: Fortunately, there is a sane equilibrium in the character of nations, as there is in that of men. The force of passion is balanced by the force of interest. An insatiable appetite for glory leads to sacrifice and death, but innate instinct leads to self-preservation and life. A nation that neglects either of these forces perishes. They must be steered together, like a pair of carriage horses.
„Men are driven by two principal impulses, either by love or by fear.“
— Niccolo Machiavelli Italian politician, Writer and Author 1469 - 1527
Quelle: The Discourses
— Herbert Hoover 31st President of the United States of America 1874 - 1964
Herbert Hoover, 1874-1964 (1971)
„Men! The only animal in the world to fear!“
— D.H. Lawrence English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter 1885 - 1930
Mountain Lion (1923)
„Come, let us arm with speed; and let us two
Try, what our forces may united do.“
— John Ogilby Scottish academic 1600 - 1676
Book XIII
Homer His Iliads Translated (1660)
— José Martí Poet, writer, Cuban nationalist leader 1853 - 1895
My Race (1893)
Kontext: Ostentatious men who are governed by self-interest will combine, whether white or black, and the generous and selfless will similarly unite. True men, black and white, will treat one another with loyalty and tenderness, out of a sense of merit and the pride of everyone who honors the land in which we were born, black and white alike. Negroes, who now use the word "racist" in good faith, will stop using it when they realize it is the only apparently valid argument that weak men, who honestly believe that Negroes are inferior, use to deny them the full exercise of their rights as men. White and black racists would be equally guilty of racism.
„Only external forces with their own interests can introduce such seeds of hatred.“
— Joseph Aind Indian priest 1945
Quelle: Acts of vandalism in a Catholic church in Assam: alarm for Christmas http://www.fides.org/en/news/65271-ASIA_INDIA_Acts_of_vandalism_in_a_Catholic_church_in_Assam_alarm_for_Christmas (December 2018)
„There are only two forces at work in this world- black and white. Only people are grey.“
— Chris Heimerdinger American writer 1963
Quelle: Gadiantons and the Silver Sword
— Jiddu Krishnamurti Indian spiritual philosopher 1895 - 1986
5th Public Talk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (30 May 1967)
1960s
— Anatole France, buch Histoire contemporaine
Ce sont les hommes qui n'aiment pas les femmes qui s'intéressent à la toilette des femmes. Et les hommes qui aiment les femmes ne voient pas seulement comment elles sont habillées.
Histoire contemporaine: L'anneau d'améthyste (1899)
— Auberon Herbert British politician 1838 - 1906
The Contemporary Review
„These two essays probably will essentially be able to interest only theologians.“
— Sören Kierkegaard Danish philosopher and theologian, founder of Existentialism 1813 - 1855
Preface
1840s, Two Ethical-Religious Minor Essays (1849)
„Error is the force that welds men together; truth is communicated to men only by deeds of truth.“
— Leo Tolstoy Russian writer 1828 - 1910
My Religion (1884), Ch. 12
— Francis de Sales French bishop, saint, writer and Doctor of the Church j 1567 - 1622
The Spirit of Saint Francis de Sales, ch. 7, sct. 3 (1952)
Quoted by Bishop Jean-Pierre Camus in L'esprit de Saint François de Sales, Part 3, ch. 5 http://books.google.com/books?id=XdDvTZWjR_sC&q=%22Ceux-l%C3%A0%22+%22qui+aiment+%C3%A0+se+faire+craindre+craignent+de+se+faire+aimer+et+eux-m%C3%AAmes+craignent+plus+que+tous+les+autres+car+les+autres+ne+craignent+qu'eux+mais+eux+craignent+tous+les+autres%22&pg=PA194#v=onepage (1650)
— Karen Marie Moning, buch Darkfever
Variante: There are only really two positions one can take toward anything in life: hope or fear. Hope strengthens, fear kills.
Quelle: Darkfever
