But what did for both was imperial overstretch, a rotten economy and, like Russia's today, a mostly unaccountable ruling caste that led a proud country to disaster.
This also remind a some third-party logistics users should when taken steps and avoid excessive dependence or limit to third party logistics providers to balance the cost and risk.
Work diligently and do not procrastinate. Be patient though you may be thought cowardly. Be brave and do not blame yourself too much. Be detached and surrender gain and loss.
The latter, in particular, presents a catch twenty-two: man will sow his destruction if he exploits natural resources, but he risks perishing if he does not do so.
There are no legal limits, as there are for cod and haddock, on the size of monkfish that can be caught, a circumstance that contributes to their depletion through overfishing.