Battles Quotes

545 Battles quotes by 421 unique authors

O God of battles! steel my soldiers’ hearts. Possess them not with fear. — William Shakespeare
The possibilities were endless. Battles would be fought. Wonders revealed. Many journeys. Many lands. Many joys. Many sorrows. But stories all... — William Joyce
When we let go of our battles and open our heart to things as they are, then we come to rest in the present moment.… — Jack Kornfield
Then said he, ’I am going to my Father’s; and though with great difficulty I am got hither, yet now I do not repent me… — John Bunyan
Defeat is for the valiant. Only they will know the honour of losing and the joy of winning I am not here to tell you… — Paulo Coelho
A life that partakes even a little of friendship, love, irony, humor, parenthood, literature, and music, and the chance to take part in battles for… — Christopher Hitchens
only the defeated know LOVE. because it is in the realm of love that we fight our first battles - and generally lose ........ — Paulo Coelho
We had to play the hand we were dealt, all of us. Fighting the battles we could win. — Jeaniene Frost
You might have lost some major battles, but you survived and you're still here. — Paulo Coelho
Battles are won and lost before they are fought. — Ashwin Sanghi
All life's battles teach us something, even those we lose. When you grow up, you'll discover that you have defended lies, deceived yourself, or suffered… — Paulo Coelho
The secret of great battles consists in knowing how to deploy and concentrate at the right time. — Napoleon Bonaparte
History does nothing, possesses no enormous wealth, fights no battles. It is rather man, the real, living man, who does everything, possesses, fights. It is… — Karl Marx
Patience will benefit you in every hour, every time and every opportunity. It helps you to overcome your opponent, howsoever strong he may be. It… — Unknown Author
Gandhi once declared that it was his wife who unwittingly taught him the effectiveness of nonviolence. Who better than women should know that battles can… — Barbara Deming
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
Distorted history boasts of bellicose glory... and seduces the souls of boys to seek mystical bliss in bloodshed and in battles. — Alfred Adler
Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand battles, a thousand victories. — Sun Tzu
Know yourself and you will win all battles. — Sun Tzu
There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. — Patrick Henry
In the New Testament it is taught that willing and voluntary service to others is the highest duty and glory in human life. . .… — William Graham Sumner
It is not the most distinguished achievements that men's virtues or vices may be best discovered; but very often an action of small note. An… — Plutarch
What we do battle with is so small, what battles us is so large... — Rainer Maria Rilke
Writing, I explained, was mainly an attempt to out-argue one's past; to present events in such a light that battles lost in life were either… — Jules Feiffer
Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never peril. — Sun Tzu

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