Conditions Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

DUEL, n. A formal ceremony preliminary to reconciliation of two enemies. Great skill is necessary to its satisfactory observance; if awkwardly performed . .…

— Ambrose Bierce

I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him…

— Mark Twain

Even if you win, or you lose, you have to respect your opponent.

— Lyoto Machida

“The essence of honor lay in the moment of combat between equals.”

— Dan Simmons

Give way to your opponent; thus will you gain the crown of victory.

— Ovid

“Sir, as men become in a high degree refined, various causes of offence arise; which are considered to be of such importance, that life…

— Samuel Johnson

I don’t duel, boy. I kill as a soldier kills, which is as a butcher kills, as quickly, efficiently, and with as least risk…

— Lois McMaster Bujold

“A victory which is not honourable is nothing but a defeat!”

— Mehmet Murat ildan

You have to beat your opponent, otherwise you get to walk home with a black eye and wounded pride.

— Josh Barnett

I wish we lived in the day where you could challenge a person to a duel.

— Zell Miller

Well, if you pick a fight with somebody that's smaller than you and you beat them, where's the honor in that?

— Carol Moseley Braun

“Arthur had never challenged a man to a duel, but in this moment he understood the magnificent reasonableness of the tradition. It was either…

— Graham Moore