War Quotes

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We are ready to try our fortunes to the last man. — William Shakespeare
To ensure victory the troops must have confidence in themselves as well as in their commanders. — Niccolo Machiavelli
A victory is twice itself when the achiever brings home full numbers. — William Shakespeare
Better to reign in hell than serve in heav'n. — John Milton
Inflict not on an enemy every injury in your power, for he may afterwards become your friend. — Saadi
As war and government prove, insanity is the most contagious of diseases. — Edward Abbey
How poisonous, how crafty, how bad, does every long war make one, which cannot be waged openly by means of force! — Friedrich Nietzsche
A Dionysian life task needs the hardness of the hammer and one of its first essentials is without doubt the joy to be found even… — Friedrich Nietzsche
The task is not to overcome opponents in general but only those opponents against whom one has to summon all one's strength, one's skill and… — Friedrich Nietzsche
To be the equal of one's opponent-this is the first condition of an honourable duel. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Where one despises, one cannot wage war. — Friedrich Nietzsche
And like a wind shall I one day blow amongst them and with my spirit take away their soul's breath: thus my future wills it. — Friedrich Nietzsche
At heart I am a warrior. — Friedrich Nietzsche
It is nothing but fanaticism and beautiful soulism to expect very much (or even, much only) from humanity when it has forgotten how to wage… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Many other such substitutes for war will be discovered, but perhaps precisely thereby it will become more and more obvious that such a highly cultivated… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Not contentment, but more power; not peace at any price, but war; not virtue, but efficiency (virtue in the Renaissance sense, virtu , virtue free… — Friedrich Nietzsche
The strongest and most evil spirits have to date advanced mankind the most: they always rekindled the sleeping passions - all orderly arranged society lulls… — Friedrich Nietzsche
But every soil becomes finally exhausted, and the ploughshare of evil must always come once more. — Friedrich Nietzsche
I welcome all the signs indicating that a more manly and warlike age is commencing, which will, above all, bring heroism again into honour! — Friedrich Nietzsche
Warfare is the father of all good things, it is also the father of good prose! — Friedrich Nietzsche

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