Family Quote by Croesus Of Lydia

No one is so foolish as to prefer to peace, war, in which, instead of sons burying their fathers, fathers bury their sons.

— Croesus

“No one is so senseless as to choose of his own will war rather than peace, since in peace the sons bury their fathers,…

— Herodotus

In peace, sons bury their fathers but in war, fathers bury their sons.

— Anonymous

In peace, sons bury their fathers. In war, fathers bury their sons.

— Herodotus

In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.

— Herodotus

In times of Peace sons bury theirs fathers. In times of War fathers bury their sons.

— Anonymous

Croesus said to Cambyses; That peace was better than war; because in peace the sons did bury their fathers, but in wars the fathers…

— Anonymous

“Some wars are unavoidable and need well be fought, but this doesn't erase warfare's waste. Sorry, we must say to the mothers whose son's…

— Anthony Swofford

Mother, whose heart hung humble as a button the bright splendid shroud of your son, Do not weep. War is kind.

— Stephen Crane

“In my experience, those for whom war is lucrative are rarely satisfied. For them, war is opportunity, not hardship or sorrow. After all, it…

— C.S. Harris

I think all of us are agreed that war is probably man's greatest stupidity and I think peace is the dream that lives in…

— Ronald Reagan

What, at peace with the Father and at war with the children? It cannot be.

— John Flavel