Wars spring from unseen and generally insignificant causes, the first outbreak being often but an explosion of anger. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes anger explosion generally
It is frequently a misfortune to have very brilliant men in charge of affairs. They expect too much of ordinary men. Thucydides affairbrilliantcharge Change image and share on social
Men's indignation, it seems, is more excited by legal wrong than by violent wrong; the first looks like being cheated by an equal, the second like being compelled by a superior. Thucydides cheatcompelequal Change image and share on social
Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought. Thucydides bringcalmdesire Change image and share on social
I generally don't follow domestic news that much aside from how it relates to the stories I'm covering abroad, like what Americans think of the War in Afghanistan. Lynsey Addario abroadafghanistanamerican Change image and share on social
Sometimes the routes leading to feelings of anger are so convoluted and circuitous that it takes enormous skill to discern their original source, or fountainhead. But regardless of the reason for or the source of the anger or the relative ease or complexity in perceiving either the anger or its source - everybody, but everybody, gets angry. Theodore Isaac Rubin angerangrycircuitous share on social
To me, the biggest surprise is that Google still functions despite the explosion in the number of sites. Robert Cailliau bigexplosionfunction Change image and share on social