Warlike Quotes

44 quotes by 37 authors

In books I find the dead as if they were alive; in books I foresee things to come; in books warlike affairs are set forth;… — Richard de Bury
Man wishes woman to be peaceable, but in fact she is essentially warlike, like the cat. — Friedrich Nietzsche
He who relies solely on warlike measures shall be exterminated; he who relies solely on peaceful measures shall perish. — Sun Tzu
Everything connected with war and warlike exploits is interesting to a boy. — James Nasmyth
Peace is not something you fight for With bombs and missiles that kill, Nor can it be won in a "battle of words" One fashions… — Helen Steiner Rice
The most part of all princes have more delight in warlike manners and feats of chivalry than in the good feats of peace. — Thomas More
No one has yet discovered any warlike purpose to be served by the theory of numbers or relativity, and it seems unlikely that anyone will… — G. H. Hardy
Those who say Islam is a warlike religion must ask if Christianity has been as well. — Wendell Berry
Every expansion of civilization makes for peace. In other words, every expansion of a great civilized power means a victory for law, order, and righteousness.… — Theodore Roosevelt
Word lessons, in particular the wouldst couldst shouldst have loved kind, were kept up, with much warlike thrashing, until I had committed the whole of… — John Muir
War had always seemed to me to be a purely human behavior. Accounts of warlike behavior date back to the very first written records of… — Jane Goodall
Some parents say it is toy guns that make boys warlike. But give a boy a rubber duck and he will seize its neck like… — George Will
The German people in its whole character is not warlike, but rather soldierly, that is, while they do not want war, they are not frightened… — Adolf Hitler
Half a dozen brats turned with expressions of derision, and Lyra threw her cigarette down, recognizing the cue for a fight. Everyone's daemon instantly became… — Philip Pullman
We do not know whether Hitler is going to found a new Islam. He is already on the way; he is like Mohammad. The emotion… — Carl Jung
You didn't know I could do that, did you?" he asked, conversationally. "I did not, Your Majesty," Teleus gasped. "My grandfather killed a man that… — Megan Whalen Turner
Christians are usually sincere and well-intentioned people until you get to any real issues of ego, control power, money, pleasure, and security. Then they tend… — Richard Rohr
A falcon who chases a warlike crane can only hope for a life of pain. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez
There are no warlike people, just warlike leaders. — Ralph Bunche
The Romans, we are told, were by nature a peculiarly warlike race. — Goldwin Smith

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