War & Violence Sayings
30 sayings found from the Ancient era from 11 authors
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A wise man should abstain from killing any living being.
Those who render no service either by word or deed, who cannot help army or city or the people itself in time of need, ought to be stopped, even if they have riches in abundance, above all if they are insolent as well as inefficient.
The general who has no skill in strategy will be defeated.
The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected.
Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and thereafter looks for victory.
It is only the enlightened ruler and the wise general who will use the highest intellect of the army for the purposes of spying, and thereby they achieve great results.
If one would have a friend, then must one also be willing to wage war for him: and in order to wage war, one must be capable of being an enemy.
The one who does not kill the serpent is himself a serpent.
The deceitful shall be destroyed, but the righteous shall attain the best existence.
The evil shall be destroyed, but the good shall flourish.