Famous quote by John Keegan

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"The great men of power who seek to change the nations they belong to usually are pretty terrible people"

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This quote is written / told by John Keegan somewhere between May 15, 1934 and today. He/she was a famous Historian from England. The author also have 22 other quotes.

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"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves"

Lao Tzu, Author

"Buildings should serve people, not the other way around"

"Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!"

"Borders? I have never seen one. But I have heard they exist in the minds of some people"

"Prestige is the shadow of money and power"

"Sarcasm: the last refuge of modest and chaste-souled people when the privacy of their soul is coarsely and intrusively invaded"

"People with many interests live, not only longest, but happiest"

"It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice"

Jose Rizal, Writer

"Don't let your will roar when your power only whispers"

"First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people"