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A general-in-chief should ask himself several times in the day, What if the enemy were to appear now in my front, or on my right, or my left?


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Victory is not always winning the battle...but rising every time you fall.



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You become strong by defying defeat and by turning loss into gain and failure to success.



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Until you spread your wings, you'll have no idea how far you can fly.



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