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> [“Killing men is not like fencing. There's no room for fine touches in battle. Every second that you blade is stuck in one man's body is a second that another can use to skewer you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-stead/killing-men-is-not-like-fencing-there-s-no-room-for-fine-touches-in/)

[Tim Stead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-stead/)

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## More by Tim Stead

> [“A great man is one who can swim in the ocean and not get wet. (Sheyani Esh Baradan al Dasham)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-stead/a-great-man-is-one-who-can-swim-in-the-ocean-and-not-get-wet-sheyani/)

[Tim Stead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-stead/)

> [“War is a team sport.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-stead/war-is-a-team-sport/)

[Tim Stead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-stead/)

> [“There are men who will not take the world as it is, who see to change things, to make an advantage for themselves.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-stead/there-are-men-who-will-not-take-the-world-as-it-is-who-see-to-change/)

[Tim Stead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-stead/)

> [“This is all that matters. This day, this wall, this battle.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-stead/this-is-all-that-matters-this-day-this-wall-this-battle/)

[Tim Stead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-stead/)

> [“Killing men is not like fencing. There's no room for fine touches in battle. Every second that you blade is stuck in one man's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-stead/killing-men-is-not-like-fencing-there-s-no-room-for-fine-touches-in/)

[Tim Stead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-stead/)

> [“But a trick doesn't seem clever if you reveal it before it's played.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-stead/but-a-trick-doesn-t-seem-clever-if-you-reveal-it-before-it-s-played/)

[Tim Stead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-stead/)

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