Fall Quote by David Gemmell

He who falls obstinate in his courage, if he falls he fights from his knees.

— Michel de Montaigne

He who exercises no forethought but makes light of his opponents is sure to be captured by them.

— Sun Tzu

The hero and the coward both feel the same thing, but the hero uses his fear, projects it onto his opponent, while the coward…

— Cus D'Amato

When a coward sees a man he can beat he becomes hungry for a fight.

— Chinua Achebe

A fighter has to know fear.

— Cus D'Amato

Nothing in the world is as fearsome as a bloody, battered opponent who will never surrender.

— Gerry Spence

If you find your opponent in a strong position costly to force, you should leave him a line of retreat as the quickest way…

— B. H. Liddell Hart

“All opponents are not necessarily enemies. But both enemies and opponents carry certain characteristics in common. Both perceive their opposite as an obstacle, or…

— Timothy Zahn, Star Wars: Thrawn

It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even…

— Sallust

Of old the expert in battle would first make himself invincible and then wait for his enemy to expose his vulnerability.

— Sun Tzu

There is no failure for the man who realizes his power, who never knows when he is beaten; there is no failure for the…

— Orison Swett Marden

The hand of the aggressor is stayed by strength-and strength alone.

— Dwight D. Eisenhower