Army Quote by Sun Tzu

“Essentally combat is an expression of hostile feelings. But in the large-scale combat that we call war hostile feelings often have become merely hostile…

— Carl von Clausewitz

This bloody past suggests to us that enemies cease hostilities only when they are battered enough to acknowledge that there is no hope in…

— Victor Davis Hanson

Wars, therefore, are to be undertaken for this end, that we may live in peace, without being injured; but when we obtain the victory,…

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

“Most wars between individuals are of the 'cold' rather than the 'hot' variety---lingering resentment, for example, grudges long held, resources clutched rather than shared,…

— Arbinger Institute

Abatement in the hostility of one's enemies must never be thought to signify they have been won over. It only means that one has…

— Quentin Crisp

There is no disgrace in an enemy suffering ill at an enemy's hand, when you hate mutually.

— Aeschylus

There may be many who will gladly face death in the battlefield, but few who will face a hostile society.

— Thiruvalluvar

To win the battle we must get to know our enemy; but if done with an open mind, familiarity may defuse hostility and the…

— Marrett Green

When we seek reconciliation with our enemies, it is commonly out of a desire to better our own condition, a being harassed and tired…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

War, even in the best state of an army, with all the alleviations of courtesy and honor, with all the correctives of morality and…

— Robert Southey

Anger and hatred cannot bring harmony. The noble task of arms control and disarmament cannot be accomplished by confrontation and condemnation. Hostile attitudes only…

— Dalai Lama

Some wars have been due to the lust of rulers for power and glory, or to revenge to wipe out the humiliation of a…

— John Boyd Orr