Give brief orders; speeches that are too long are likely to be forgotten.

Abu Bakr

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Topic

Brevity Battle War

Speaker

Abu Bakr

Source

Sayings of Abu Bakir

Statement Type

Advice

Language

Arabic

Time

634 630s 7th century

Occupation

Caliph Muslim

From

Saudi Arabia Middle East

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Bakr, Abu. Quoted in "Sayings of Abu Bakir." Examining Religions: Islam, written by Ruqaiyyah Waris Maqsood. Heinemann Educational, 2008.

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To say that war is madness is like saying that sex is madness: true enough, from the standpoint of a stateless eunuch, but merely a provocative epigram for those who must make their arrangements in the world as given.

John Updike

Self-Consciousness

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War

Author

John Updike
Source
Self-Consciousness
Genre
Autobiography and memoir
Language
English
Time
1989 1980s 20th century
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Citation

Updike, John. Self-Consciousness: Memoirs. Alfred A. Knopf, 1989, ch. 4.

Another quote originally in Arabic

Peace is much more precious than a piece of land.

Anwar Sadat

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Topic
Israel-Palestine conflict Peace
Speaker
Anwar Sadat
Medium
Interview
Language
Arabic
Time
1978 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 2
Citation

Sadat, Anwar. Interview. New York Times, 9 Mar. 1978.

Another quote of the following type Advice

Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.

Marcus Aurelius

Meditations

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Topic
Words vs. actions Taking action Self-improvement Personal growth

Author

Marcus Aurelius
Source
Meditations
Medium
Personal journal
Genre
Philosophical literature
Statement Type
Advice
Language
Greek
Time
180 180s 2nd century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations. c. 180, bk. 10.

Current Citation

Aurelius, Marcus. Meditations, edited and translated by Martin Hammond. Penguin Classics, 2015, bk. 10.