Conquest Quotes

334 Conquest quotes by 263 unique authors

All the territorial possessions of all the political establishments in the earth--including America, of course-- consist of pilferings from other people's wash. No tribe, howsoever… — Mark Twain
The lust of gold succeeds the rage of conquest; The lust of gold, unfeeling and remorseless! The last corruption of degenerate man. — Samuel Johnson
Rivalry adds so much to the charms of one's conquests. — Louisa May Alcott
The conquest of fear yields the courage of life. That is the cardinal initiation of every heroic adventure-- fearlessness and achievement. — Joseph Campbell
The full-grown modern human being ... is conscious of touching the highest pinnacle of fulfillment... when he is consumed in the service of an idea,… — Robert Briffault
We still talk in terms of conquest. We still haven't become mature enough to think of ourselves as only a tiny part of a vast… — Rachel Carson
The only true conquests-those that awaken no regrets- are those obtained over our ignorance. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Rise up Black Men, and take your stand. Reach up black men and women and pull all natureâ€™s knowledge to you. Turn ye around and… — Marcus Garvey
In the case of the brujos, the sorcerers in Mexico, the Spanish Conquest forced them to develop their second attention. — Frederick Lenz
You see, I'm not some shiny bauble to be strung onto a necklace and displayed for all the world to see. I'm too proud to… — Courtney Milan
[regarding US conquest of the Philippines] "I turn green in bed at midnight if I think of the horror of a year's warfare in the… — Henry Adams
Another proof of the conquest of a soul for Christ will be found in a real change of life. If the man does not live… — Charles Spurgeon
Everest is regarded as one of, if not the most challenging of human conquests. I was passionate about climbing and a great believer that one… — Omar Samra
The self-esteem of western women is founded on physical being (body mass index, youth, beauty). This creates a tricky emphasis on image, but the internalized… — Antonella Gambotto-Burke
If you create and market a product or service through a business that is in alignment with your personality, capitalizes on your history, incorporates your… — Walt F. J. Goodridge
The most dangerous moment of the War, and the one which caused me the greatest alarm, was when the Japanese Fleet was heading for Ceylon… — Winston Churchill
The spider is the chamberlain in the Palace of the Caesars The owl is the trumpeter on the battlements of Afrasiyah. — Bill Vaughan
First get an absolute conquest over thyself, and then thou wilt easily govern thy wife. — Thomas Fuller
Language is the armory of the human mind, and at once contains the trophies of its past and the weapons of its future conquests. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves,… — Joseph Conrad

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