Arms Quote by William Shakespeare

To be or not to be that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous…

— William Shakespeare

“HOWEVER skilled and strong art thou, my foe, However fierce is thy relentless hate Though firm thy hand, and strong thy aim and straight…

— Ella Wheeler Wilcox

A man convinced of his own merit will accept misfortune as an honor, for thus can he persuade others, as well as himself, that…

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“Then hate me when thou wilt; if ever, now; Now, while the world is bent my deeds to cross, Join with the spite of…

— William Shakespeare

“Is it more virtuous, more noble, to suffer silently with brave, graceful dignity? Or is it preferable to fight an utterly hopeless battle against…

— Austin Scott Collins

One should never pursue the hazards of fortune to their very ends andit behooves all adventurers to treat their good luck with reverence, neither…

— Francois Rabelais

“To defeat Fortune, men must anticipate such evils before they arise, and take prudent steps to avoid them. When the waters have already risen,…

— Niccolò Machiavelli

I am conquered less by fortune than by the egotism and ingratitude of my companions in arms.

— Napoleon Bonaparte

“[W]hen someone finds himself quite unjustly attacked and hated on all sides, there is no need for such a person to feel dismayed by…

— Christine de Pizan

“For fortune delights to strike down those who are too high and to raise those who are low; and if we do not anticipate…

— Jean Plaidy

What is nobler than to tread under foot the gods of the nations, to exorcise evil spirits, to perform cures, to seek divine revelations,…

— Tertullian

Hath fortune dealt thee ill cards? let wisdom make thee a good gamester. In a fair gale, every fool may sail, but wise behavior…

— Francis Quarles