When you surround an army, leave an outlet free. Do not press a desperate foe too hard. The Art Of War

"Of late, with his new habit of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before." Metamorphosis and Other Stories

You ask, what is our policy? I will say: It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us: to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy. You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: It is victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival. Never Give In!

Inevitably, in the secret chemistry of the emotions the feeling of pity for a sick person is imperceptibly bound up with tenderness. Beware of Pity