--- title: "12 Combatant Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 12 Combatant quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Combatant sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65a/andre-norton-20872_wrestling_combatant-lacking-the-crossed-shoulder-b_2599916.jpg" --- > [“Combatant, lacking the crossed shoulder belts of”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-norton/combatant-lacking-the-crossed-shoulder-belts-of/) [Andre Norton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-norton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65a/andre-norton-20872_wrestling_combatant-lacking-the-crossed-shoulder-b_2599916.jpg) > [War hath no fury like a non-combatant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-edward-montague/war-hath-no-fury-like-a-non-combatant/) [Charles Edward Montague](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-edward-montague/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e4/charles-edward-montague-33477_anger_war-hath-no-fury-like-a-non-combatant-19_1959195.png) > [No wise combatant underestimates their antagonist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/no-wise-combatant-underestimates-their-antagonist/) [Johann Wolfgang von Goethe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b7/johann-wolfgang-von-goethe-36_antagonist_no-wise-combatant-underestimates-their-a_2614769.jpg) > [“Protecting a fellow combatant was a noble cause, but before one could protect a friend, he had to stay alive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-cameron/protecting-a-fellow-combatant-was-a-noble-cause-but-before-one-could/) [Marc Cameron](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-cameron/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/356/marc-cameron-10895_friendship_protecting-a-fellow-combatant-was-a-nobl_795613.jpg) > [“Therefore the clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/therefore-the-clever-combatant-imposes-his-will-on-the-enemy-but-does/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b2/sun-tzu-283_cleverness_therefore-the-clever-combatant-imposes-h_657039.jpg) > [The clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-clever-combatant-imposes-his-will-on-the-enemy-but-does-not-allow/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2b/sun-tzu-283_anarchy_the-clever-combatant-imposes-his-will-on_1285069.jpg) > [I think the combatant is always burdened with returning and making his way through his past. And that we as citizens have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-swofford/i-think-the-combatant-is-always-burdened-with-returning-and-making/) [Anthony Swofford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-swofford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/765/anthony-swofford-31558_citizens_i-think-the-combatant-is-always-burdened_124537.jpg) > [I'm not anymore because I haven't kept up with my certification, but I was a certified actor combatant in rapier, dagger, hand-to-hand,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betsy-brandt/i-m-not-anymore-because-i-haven-t-kept-up-with-my-certification-but-i/) [Betsy Brandt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betsy-brandt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/857/betsy-brandt-16000_actor_i-m-not-anymore-because-i-haven-t-kept-u_1114645.jpg) > [If now we were livingin the Revolutionary War and George Washington he being arrested through Britain. For sure he, they would consider…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/khalid-sheikh-mohammed/if-now-we-were-livingin-the-revolutionary-war-and-george-washington/) [Khalid Sheikh Mohammed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/khalid-sheikh-mohammed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/531/khalid-sheikh-mohammed-71126_britain_if-now-we-were-livingin-the-revolutionar_2134566.jpg) > [Who gets to decide who's an enemy combatant and who's an American citizen? Are we really so frightened and so easily frightened…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rand-paul/who-gets-to-decide-who-s-an-enemy-combatant-and-who-s-an-american/) [Rand Paul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rand-paul/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/948/rand-paul-606_american-citizen_who-gets-to-decide-who-s-an-enemy-combat_1437733.jpg) > [In the military, a combatant command is the ultimate job. It's the pointy tip of the spear, overseeing the people carrying the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tammy-duckworth/in-the-military-a-combatant-command-is-the-ultimate-job-it-s-the/) [Tammy Duckworth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tammy-duckworth/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d96/tammy-duckworth-4313_carrying_in-the-military-a-combatant-command-is-t_1391249.png) > [The clever combatant looks to the effect of combined energy, and does not require too much from individuals. Hence his ability to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-tzu/the-clever-combatant-looks-to-the-effect-of-combined-energy-and-does/) [Sun Tzu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-tzu/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bdf/sun-tzu-283_ability_the-clever-combatant-looks-to-the-effect_336534.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/combatant/#itemlist", "name": "Combatant Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Combatant, lacking the crossed shoulder belts of”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Andre Norton" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-norton/combatant-lacking-the-crossed-shoulder-belts-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65a/andre-norton-20872_wrestling_combatant-lacking-the-crossed-shoulder-b_2599916.jpg", "contentUrl": 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