Compassion Quote by Phyllis T. Smith

“To defend his position he piles up text upon text, waves his sword like a blind-folded gladiator, rattles his noisy tongue, and ends with…

— Saint Jerome

“There is no doubt that to the ancients of circa 100 A.S., games implied bloodshed; but gladiators' hand-to-hand combats to the death featured in…

— Norman F. Cantor

“There is an old adage about gladiators, - that they plan their fight in the ring.”

— Seneca

The wounded gladiator forswears all fighting, but soon forgetting his former wound resumes his arms.

— Ovid

“Like you? Or the Lanista?” She laughed, a throaty chuckle that sounded almost like a warning growl, and shook her head. “You should have…

— Lesley Livingston

“Posthumous: It sounds like the name of a Roman gladiator, an unconquered gladiator. At least that’s what poor Posthumous would like to believe. It…

— Roberto Bolaño

“Back in the days when gladiators hacked away at each other, there was always the man who decided whether the defeated should live or…

— Gary Corby

“it was a duel in which two participants got up at crack of dawn, one armed with a rapier, the other with a blunderbuss,…

— E. Gordon Rupp

“Battles are fought in muddy fields, in burning towns, in treacherous forests, in unforgiving mountains, and on the blood-spattered stones of contested bridges, Tavi…

— Jim Butcher

“He knew what was in their eyes, visible now beneath the hostility. It was terror. He could feel the tension of the Akielon forces…

— C.S. Pacat

“The work of Renny's bow, Anvil's teeth, Nathaniel's fists and the four swords of the others brought the fight to a quick close.”

— Nicole Sager

“You're not just fighting me," he said, his breathing even. "You're fighting the warriors who defeated the Amazons. Achilles, who bested Penthesilea. Telamon, who…

— Leigh Bardugo