Memorial Day Sayings

Honoring those who served and sacrificed — 481 sayings

We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthston…

— Abraham Lincoln 1861
Inspirational

Where the battle rages, there the loyalty of the soldier is proved.

— Martin Luther c. 1530s-1540s
Philosophical

War and courage have done more great things than charity. Not your sympathy, but your bravery has saved the unfortunate.

— Zoroaster c. 1500-1000 BCE
Philosophical

Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.

— Benjamin Franklin Undated
Philosophical

What if someone gave a war and Nobody came?

— Allen Ginsberg 1972
Philosophical

Now, I am under attack by the biggest force in military history, my little African son, Obama wants to kill me, to take away the freedom of our country, to take away our free housing, our free medicine, our free education, our free food, and replace …

— Muammar Gaddafi 2011
Philosophical

You must sacrifice every thought, every ideology for the good of the nation and for the serenity of our fatherhood.

— Francisco Franco Unknown
Wisdom

I am willing to sacrifice my life for the benefit of humanity.

— Nikola Tesla Early 20th Century
Wisdom

My life has been a constant sacrifice for Spain.

— Francisco Franco 1970s
Wisdom

We will sacrifice our lives for the glory of Iraq.

— Saddam Hussein 2003
Wisdom

I have always preferred peace to war, but I will not sacrifice my religion for it.

— Philip II of Spain c. 1570s
Wisdom

My warriors are my children, and I am their father.

— Shaka Zulu c. 1820s
Wisdom

I am a warrior. I have always been a warrior. I will always be a warrior.

— Geronimo Unknown
Wisdom

I have fought for my land. I have fought for my family. I have fought for my life.

— Geronimo Unknown
Wisdom

We were all on this ship in the '60s, a yellow submarine, and it was a wonderful trip. Then the ship started to sink.

— John Lennon 1970s
Wisdom

The greatest of follies is to sacrifice health for any other kind of happiness.

— Arthur Schopenhauer 1851
Wisdom

I'm a survivor. I'm a warrior. I'm a champion.

— Serena Williams 2011
Wisdom

I am willing to sacrifice my life for the Philippines.

— Ferdinand Marcos 1980s
Wisdom

I'm a spiritual warrior.

— Gary Busey 2010s
Wisdom

I'm a warrior for good.

— Gary Busey 2010s
Wisdom
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