Famous quotes containing the words chinese, military and/or doctrine:
“Elsa Bannister: The Chinese say It is difficult for love to last long; therefore one who loves passionately is cured of love, in the end.
Michael OHara: Thats a hard way of thinking.
Elsa: Theres more to the proverb: Human nature is eternal; therefore one who follows his nature keeps his original nature, in the end.”
—Orson Welles (19151985)
“In early times every sort of advantage tends to become a military advantage; such is the best way, then, to keep it alive. But the Jewish advantage never did so; beginning in religion, contrary to a thousand analogies, it remained religious. For that we care for them; from that have issued endless consequences.”
—Walter Bagehot (18261877)
“A doctrine serves no purpose in itself, but it is indispensable to have one if only to avoid being deceived by false doctrines.”
—Simone Weil (19091943)