Colleen Mccullough

I do think they suit for intelligence, as neither of them has any.

Death cheats one of the best victory, which is to spare one’s enemies the sight of defeat.

The most beautiful thing about having a philosophy, it seems to me, is that it enables its owner to find extenuating circumstances for his own conduct in all situations.

the child of a genius might turn out to be just an ordinary little boy

Large ambition, small experience.

When he gave an order, he didn’t expect it to be obeyed; he knew it would be obeyed.

behind luck lay oceans of hard work and deep thinking.

Lies have their uses, but it’s foolish to base one’s whole career on them.

A loyal man remains loyal in all respects.

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