War & Conflict Sayings

244 sayings found from 244 authors

He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.

— Laozi c. 6th-4th century BCE
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To conquer the mind is to conquer the world.

— Guru Nanak c. 15th-16th century CE
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Let those who have been fighting against their brothers and relatives now fight in a proper way against the barbarians.

— Pope Urban II 1095
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War is the only surgeon that can cure a nation.

— Hippocrates c. 460-370 BCE (attributed, context debated)
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The human species is a species that has conquered the world by believing in fictions.

— Yuval Noah Harari 2016
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I have conquered an empire but I have not been able to conquer myself.

— Peter the Great Unknown, 17th-18th century
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Never fight with Russian. On your every stratagem they answer unpredictable stupidity.

— Otto von Bismarck Unknown, 19th century
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Unless a nation's life faces peril, war is murder.

— Ataturk (Mustafa Kemal) Approx. post-War of Independence
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Drop the sword - for there is but one flesh to wound, and it is the one flesh of all humankind.

— Akbar the Great 16th century (approx. 1556-1605)
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Defeating imperialism and feudalism is relatively easy. Overcoming poverty and underdevelopment is much more difficult.

— Ho Chi Minh Unknown, likely post-1945
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Better to kill an innocent by mistake than spare an enemy by mistake.

— Pol Pot c. 1975
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I do not need advisors—I need soldiers.

— Idi Amin c. 1971-1979
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Iraq has no weapons of mass destruction whatsoever. We challenge anyone who claims that we have them.

— Saddam Hussein 2003
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Western elites are not hiding their goal – to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia. It means to be done with us once and for all.

— Vladimir Putin 2023
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But then you would not be worthy of the crown, but, instead, an enemy of the public well-being of your vassals.

— Philip II of Spain 1597
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I am a pagan, and I will fight for my heritage.

— Varg Vikernes Unknown
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I'm not a criminal. I'm a freedom fighter.

— John McAfee Unknown
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Men grow tired of sleep, love, singing and dancing sooner than of war.

— Homer c. 8th Century BCE
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I'm a survivor. I'm a fighter.

— R. Kelly 2018
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To conquer oneself is a greater task than conquering others.

— Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) c. 5th century BCE
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