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1.   Seek ye first a continent and all others will be added unto you.
  
2.   Those who allow others to have continents will watch them rule the world.
3.   Those who protect their homeland do not suffer sorrow nor do they know defeat.
4.   He who spreads his armies like seeds will find that others reap the harvest.
5.   Revenge belongs to the Lord, but counter attacks keep an enemy busy. 
 
6.   Blessed are those who attack, but those who choose to defend have already lost.
7.   It is easier to run through open fields than walk through crowded streets.
8.   Those who eat their food whole choke on it, but those who take the time to chew eat the whole meal.
9.   A moments hesitation can reap a lifetime of regrets.
10.   A successful campaign comes with experience but a calculated risk is always an illusive secret.
 
11.   Only a fool would trust a potential enemy, but the wise man is wary of all.
12.   One who discloses all he knows is a fool, but a wise man shares his knowledge to his advantage.
13.   Empires have risen and fallen on the counsel of others.
14.   Talk is cheap but those who master it persuade others to do their bidding.
15.   It is easier to kill a viper while it is in the egg than after it bites.
 
16.   A cord of three strands is not easily broken but cords of less are easily overcome.
17.   Only fools and desperate people attack with less than three.
18.   Two are better than one, for when one roles up short a second can save the day.
19.   Many great empires have turned to dust from the last breaths of others.
20.   Better to choose a king than to see an enemy crowned.
 
21.   If a wanderer you be, rest and watch, when your strength returns opportunities there will be.
22.   A prudent man changes strategy according to his adversaries but a foolish man never changes his ways.
23.   Show mercy in battle and you will find knives in your back.
24.   Chance is fickle never trust it.
25.   When your armies are few and your cards are many your friends will be few and your enemies many.
 
26.   Blessed are those who turn in back to back for opportunities abound when guards are let down.
27.   To gain a card is divine but cursed is the one who passes without a card, his failure is like a decay in his bones.
28.   Cursed is the man who finds enemies at all his doors, his lands will hear new tongues.
29.   Blessed are those who know the rules but foolish is the player who starts without knowing the variations.
30.   Bury your dead and they will never be confused for the living.
 
31.   Blessed are those who own Australia for they will be contenders.
32.   Blessed are those who listen to these proverbs and put them into practice, for victory will be a familiar friend.
33.   Only fools get involved in land wars over Asia.
34.   Europe and America are gained only through trails, but their rewards are sweet for those who can hold on to them.
35.   Wisdom lets you know when it's time to roll 'em and when it's time to pass 'em.
 
36.   Rome wasn't built in a day but it stood for a millennium. Alexander built an empire in a day, but other's enjoyed his work.
37.   Those who build their defenses to the sky will find an opponent’s offense will bring them down to the ground.
38.   Wild cards are sweet, hold on to them as long as you can.
39.   Arms races are only an advantage to those who strike first.
40.   Only fools grow angry over defeat, but wise men are invited back.
   
41.   Treaties are like a politician's promises, eventually they all are broken.
42.   A fool and his armies are soon parted.

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