War
Quotes - Appear weak when you are strong
“God
created war so that Americans would learn geography.”
―
Mark Twain
“War
is peace.
Freedom
is slavery.
Ignorance
is strength.”
―
George Orwell, 1984
“I
know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will
be fought with sticks and stones.”
―
Albert Einstein
“War
must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all;
but I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its
swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend.”
―
J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers
“There
was a clatter as the basilisk fangs cascaded out of Hermione's arms. Running at
Ron, she flung them around his neck and kissed him full on the mouth. Ron threw
away the fangs and broomstick he was holding and responded with such enthusiasm
that he lifted Hermione off her feet.
"Is
this the moment?" Harry asked weakly, and when nothing happened except
that Ron and Hermione gripped each other still more firmly and swayed on the
spot, he raised his voice. "OI! There's a war going on here!"
Ron
and Hermione broke apart, their arms still around each other.
"I
know, mate," said Ron, who looked as though he had recently been hit on
the back of the head with a Bludger, "so it's now or never, isn't
it?"
"Never
mind that, what about the Horcrux?" Harry shouted. "D'you think you
could just --- just hold it in, until we've got the diadem?"
"Yeah
--- right --- sorry ---" said Ron, and he and Hermione set about gathering
up fangs, both pink in the face.”
―
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
“It
is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in
large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.”
―
Voltaire
“Appear
weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.”
―
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
“Older
men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die.”
―
Herbert Hoover
“The
supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.”
―
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
“A
small but noteworthy note. I've seen so many young men over the years who think
they're running at other young men. They are not. They are running at me.”
―
Markus Zusak, The Book Thief
“If
you win, you need not have to explain...If you lose, you should not be there to
explain!”
―
Adolf Hitler
“There
are perhaps many causes worth dying for, but to me, certainly, there are none
worth killing for.”
―
Albert Dietrich, Army GI, Pacifist CO: The World War II Letters of Frank
Dietrich and Albert Dietrich
“Never
think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.”
―
Ernest Hemingway, Ernest Hemingway: A Literary Reference
“All
war is a symptom of man's failure as a thinking animal.”
―
John Steinbeck
“What
difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the
mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or in the holy
name of liberty or democracy?”
―
Mahatma Gandhi
“Let
your plans be dark and impenetrable as night, and when you move, fall like a
thunderbolt.”
―
Sun Tzu, The Art of War
“There
is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.”
―
Howard Zinn
“If
I have learned anything in this long life of mine, it is this: in love we find
out who we want to be; in war we find out who we are.”
―
Kristin Hannah, The Nightingale
“Imagination
is the only weapon in the war against reality.”
―
Lewis Carroll
“War
does not determine who is right — only who is left.”
―
Anonymous
“He
is a weapon, a killer. Do not forget it. You can use a spear as a walking
stick, but that will not change its nature.”
―
Madeline Miller, The Song of Achilles
“War
doesn't determine who's right. War determines who remains.”
―
R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War
