Fortresses Quotes

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Justice is an unassailable fortress, built on the brow of a mountain which cannot be overthrown by the violence of torrents, nor demolished by the… — Joseph Addison
Why not invest in the future of music, instead of building fortresses to preserve its past? — David Byrne
In horror of death, I took to the mountains - again and again I meditated on the uncertainty of the hour of death, capturing the… — Milarepa
You are very fortunate to be assigned to duty at Fortress Monroe on Chesapeake Bay; it is just the season for soft shelled crabs, and… — Winfield Scott
When brothers agree, no fortress is so strong as their common life. — Antisthenes
When the world is storm-driven and bad things happen, then we need to know all the strong fortresses of the spirit which men have built… — Edith Hamilton
In order to master the unruly torrent of life the learned man meditates, the poet quivers, and the political hero erects the fortress of his… — Jose Ortega y Gasset
It is the same in love as in war; a fortress that parleys is half taken. — Margaret of Valois
It so happens that the work which is likely to be our most durable monument, and to convey some knowledge of us to the most… — Montgomery Schuyler
We are used to facing the United States as a fortress from the outside. Now we are finding a breach to penetrate the country (the… — Muammar al-Gaddafi
Itâ€™s okay to be discouraged. Itâ€™s not okay to quit. To know you want to quit but to plant your feet and keep inching closer… — Ryan Holiday
Fortify yourself with contentment, for this is an impregnable fortress. — Epictetus
How I want to see the mountains, rivers, sunshine, and ruined fortresses! Let the wind course over us until we become beautiful — Mian Mian
...once again we face a paradox, for it appears that softening your heart and gently tending its wounds will protect you from evil. Building a… — Deepak Chopra
The two fortresses which are the last to yield in the human heart, are hope and pride. — Lewis Howard Latimer
It is unfortunate that we have to live in a fortress, but we are forced to do so given the high crime rate in the… — Vivian Reddy
Hitler built a fortress around Europe, but he forgot to put a roof on it. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Their [the U.S.â€™s] defense budget in absolute figures is almost 25 times bigger than Russiaâ€™s. This is what in defense is referred to as â€˜their… — Vladimir Putin
Tolerance is our safest refuge and our fortress against the handicaps that arise from schism, factions, and the difficulties inherent in reaching mutual agreement — Fethullah Gulen
It will undoubtedly happen, that the enemy will make the attempt, today, tomorrow or the next day, at some time, to break into this fortress… — Heinrich Himmler

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