Civilization, let me tell you what it is. First the soldier, then the merchant, then the priest, then the lawyer. The merchant… — Katherine Anne Porter Copy Share Image
When it comes to mountains there are two kinds of people; those who walk half way up & quit & those who… — Ricardo Viana Vargas Copy Share Image
Contrary to the conventional wisdom in the West, Moscow did not invade Ukraine to conquer it and make it part of a… — John Mearsheimer Copy Share Image
I try desperately to conquer the transitory nature of my existence, to trap moments before they evenesce, to untangle the confusion of… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
Nothing is given to mankind and what little men can conquer must be paid for with unjust death. But man's grandeur lies… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
I don't think couture will die. But it should have no pretension that it will conquer the world. It's not something that… — Olivier Theyskens Copy Share Image
To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
People who have accomplished work worthwhile have had a very high sense of the way to do things. They have not been… — Orison Swett Marden Copy Share Image
I knock unbidden once at every gate-- If sleeping, wake--if feasting, rise before I turn away--it is the hour of fate, And… — John James Ingalls Copy Share Image
Without country you have neither name, token, voice, nor rights, no admission as brothers into the fellowship of the Peoples. You are… — Giuseppe Mazzini Copy Share Image
Give me ten thousand Filipino soldiers and I will conquer the world. — Douglas MacArthur Copy Share Image
All religions begin with a revolt against morality, and perish when morality conquers them. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
Still, being fragile creatures, humans always try to hide from themselves the certainty that they will die. They do not see that… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
It is too often forgotten that when the Europeans gained enough maritime skills and gunpowder to conquer most of the world, they… — John Henrik Clarke Copy Share Image
The river itself portrays humanity precisely, with its tortuous windings, its accumulation of driftwood, its unsuspected depths, and its crystalline shallows, singing… — Myrtle Reed Copy Share Image
If you would conquer Love, he must be fought At his first onslaught; sprinkle but a drop Of water, the new-kindled flame… — Ovid Copy Share Image
I didn't know how to be any other way. I felt like one of those barbarian kings just coming to conquer the… — Mike Tyson Copy Share Image
On the whole, it is patience which makes the final difference between those who succeed or fail in all things. All the… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
To strive with difficulties, and to conquer them, is the highest human felicity. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
It really is easy to forget the unpleasant if we simply refuse to recall it. Withdraw only positive thoughts from your memory… — David J. Schwartz Copy Share Image
