Archaeology Quote by Barbara Holland

“What enables the enlightened rulers and good generals to conquer the enemy at every move and achieve extraordinary success is foreknowledge.”

— Anonymous

Armies, though always the supporters and tools of absolute power for the time being, are always the destroyers of it too; by frequently changing…

— Lord Chesterfield

Kings had always been involving and impoverishing their people in wars, pretending generally, if not always, that the good of the people was the…

— Abraham Lincoln

What good is it to be a king who's feared but not respected?

— Rei Fenusko

The true strength of rulers and empires lies not in armies or emotions, but in the belief of men that they are inflexibly open…

— H. G. Wells

A good king knows when to save his strength and when to destroy his enemies.

— Anonymous

Kings fight for empires, madmen for applause.

— John Dryden

There is one thing more powerful than kings and all the soldiers in the world, and that is a visionary who has the courage…

— Paul Delaroche

“Observe this fact: in the history of mankind, every ruler who has lacked personal greatness has been forced to compensate for the deficiency by…

— Alfred de Vigny

Do not neglect the principles of foresight and know that often, puffed up with success, armies have lost the fruit of their heroism through…

— Frederick The Great

The best soldiers are not warlike; the best fighters do not lose their temper. The greatest conquerors are those who overcome their enemies without…

— Laozi

There were more ways to live than the ones given by one's superiors

— Gregory Maguire