War quotes

“The quickest way of ending a war is to lose it.” George Orwell

“Always speak the truth, think before you speak, and write it down afterwards.” Lewis Carroll

“Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly.” Voltaire

“For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return.” Leonardo da Vinci

“Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. If the dispositions of the parties are ever so well known to each other or ever so similar beforehand, it does not advance their felicity in the least. They always continue to grow sufficiently unlike afterwards to have their share of vexation; and it is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life.” Jane Austen

“Loss of virtue in a female is irretrievable; that one false step involves her in endless ruin; that her reputation is no less brittle than it is beautiful; and that she cannot be too much guarded in her behaviour towards the undeserving of the other sex.” Jane Austen

“He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.” Confucius

“The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.” Confucius

“To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.” Confucius

“ When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.” Confucius

“A politician needs the ability to foretell what is going to happen tomorrow, next week, next month, and next year. And to have the ability afterwards to explain why it didn't happen.” Winston Churchill

“A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him.” Winston Churchill

“Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are.” Norman Vincent Peale

“When you pray for anyone you tend to modify your personal attitude toward him.” Norman Vincent Peale

“It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one-half the wars of the world.” Thomas Jefferson

“I abhor war and view it as the greatest scourge of mankind.” Thomas Jefferson

“The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or secret war with the rights of mankind.” Thomas Jefferson

“The most successful war seldom pays for its losses.” Thomas Jefferson

“War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.” Thomas Jefferson

“I have seen enough of one war never to wish to see another.” Thomas Jefferson

“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” Walt Disney

“It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace.” Andre Gide

“It is good to follow one's own bent, so long as it leads upward.” Andre Gide

“There are very few monsters who warrant the fear we have of them.” Andre Gide

“Great authors are admirable in this respect: in every generation they make for disagreement. Through them we become aware of our differences.” Andre Gide

“The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity.” Andre Gide

“Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. Its their way of falling.” Andre Gide

“More than an end to war, we want an end to the beginning of all wars - yes, an end to this brutal, inhuman and thoroughly impractical method of settling the differences between governments.” Franklin Roosevelt

“The point in history at which we stand is full of promise and danger. The world will either move forward toward unity and widely shared prosperity - or it will move apart.” Franklin Roosevelt

“The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure , the process is its own reward.” Amelia Earhart