“Those whom the Gods wish to destroy, they first make bored.”
Ian Fleming
The quote by James Bond in the novel.
From Russia, with Love (Primary source)
From Russia, with Love is the fifth novel in Ian Fleming’s James Bond series, often regarded as one of the most meticulously plotted and psychologically intense entries in the franchise.
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“Surround yourself with human beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“When the odds are hopeless, when all seems to be lost, then is the time to be calm, to make a show of authority—at least of indifference.”
— Ian Fleming Primary sourceThis case isn’t ripe yet. Until it is, our policy with Mr Big is “live and let live”.
Bond looked quizzically at Captain Dexter.
“In my job,” he said, “when I come up against a man like this one, I have another motto. It’s ‘live and let die’.”
“It’s never too early to start winning.”
— Ian Fleming Primary source“Those who will not be counselled, cannot be helped.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source“The first wealth is health.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson Primary source“For those who live with God there is no last meeting.”
— Helen Keller Primary source“Wish not so much to live long as to live well.”
— Benjamin Franklin Primary source