Adversaries Quote by Sherrilyn Kenyon

“My Akri says that tragedy and adversity are the stones we sharpen our swords against ao that we can fight new battles.- Simi”

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

Conquering evil, not the opponent is the essence of swordsmanship.

— Yagyu Munenori

“My world burns severe. Pockets of sweltering air attack every inch of me exposed, heated by fire spewed forth from the lungs of dragons.…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

Enemies were placed in our path in order to test our sword, and we should, out of respect for them, struggle against them. In…

— Anonymous

“The conquest of the soul is not marked by the clash of swords, but by the tender touch of kindness and the liberating embrace…

— Shree Shambav

Next to victory, there is nothing so sweet as defeat, if only the right adversary overcomes you.

— Henry Ward Beecher

“When we are young, we yearn for battle. In the firelit halls we listen to the songs of heroes; how they broke the foemen,…

— Bernard Cornwell

“The merciful man is rarely victorious. One's enemies are like snakes; though one may learn to handle them, they are always poisonous.”

— Karen Essex

Let this be the hour when we draw swords together. Fell deeds awake. Now for wrath, now for ruin, and the red dawn. Forth,…

— Anonymous

It is much safer to reconcile an enemy than to conquer him; victory may deprive him of his poison, but reconciliation of his will.

— Owen Feltham

“Wise words are sharper than any sword”

— Elena Toledo

“That this tragic war that’s been waged in and around each of us, this battle that’s gone on in our souls—that’s ravaged us and…

— Mary Weber