We repeat again: strength of character does not consist solely in havi…

Carl von Clausewitz
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We repeat again: strength of character does not consist solely in having powerful feelings, but in maintaining one’s balance in spite of them. Even with the violence of emotion, judgment and principle must still function like a ship’s compass, which records the slightest variations however rough the sea. ✨ Carl von Clausewitz, Michael Howard, Peter Paret (1989). On War, p.107, Princeton University Press
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