Anvils Quote by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Suffer or triumph, be the hammer or the anvil.”

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

You must be either the servant or the master, the hammer or the anvil.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

It is better to be the hammer than the anvil.

— Emily Dickinson

A man who governs his passions is master of his world. We must either command them or be enslaved by them. It is better…

— Saint Dominic

Conquer, but don't triumph.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

Conquer or be conquered.

— David Farragut

When you conquer something, it means you fought for it.

— Jeaniene Frost

Who speaks of conquering? To endure is everything.

— Rainer Maria Rilke

“I live by three simple rules 1. Order your existence in a way which is necessary to meet your needs. 2. Surround yourself with…

— Daniel Corey

To conquer, we must destroy our enemies. We must not only die gallantly; we must kill devastatingly. The faster and more effectively you kill,…

— George S. Patton

In this world man must either be anvil or hammer.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Conquer but never triumph.

— Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach