War & Conflict Sayings

Time is a sword; if you do not cut it, it will cut you.

Let us cultivate peace, for that is the greatest victory.

The sword and the cross are two sides of the same coin.

Let us wage war against ignorance, for it is the greatest enemy.

The war has turned my hair white, but the wine turns it black again.

Man's greatest good fortune is to chase and defeat his enemy, capture his specific possessions, enjoy his grief, and use his women and horses.

It is difficult to conquer the world, but it is even more difficult to manage it.

The nomad's greatest joy is to wander, the warrior's to conquer.

The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.

I am the sword of God, forged to cleanse the world.

A man who is not afraid of death is a man who can conquer the world.

The world is not enough. I will conquer the stars.

The greatest happiness is to scatter your enemy, to drive him before you, to see his cities reduced to ashes.

Conquering the world on horseback is easy; it is dismounting and governing that is hard.

The greatest joy for a man is to defeat his enemies, to drive them before him, to ride their horses and take away their possessions, to see the faces of those who were dear to them wet with tears, and to clasp their wives and daughters in his arms.

The pleasure and joy of man lies in treading down the rebel and conquering the enemy, in tearing him up by the root, in taking all that he has, in making his married women weep and wail, in riding his gelding (horse) and in making his wives and daugh…

I was given a sword as a gift, and it was made of very fine steel.

Let those who have been fighting against their brothers and relatives now fight in a proper way against the barbarians.

Let those who have been accustomed unjustly to wage private warfare against the faithful now go against the infidels and end with victory this war which should have been begun long ago.

If a man does not fight for his faith, he is no man at all.