War Quotes
Those who fought, those who protested, and those who survived reflect on humanity's darkest impulse.
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"War teaches harsh lessons, but peace teaches us how to truly live."Pindar
"War reveals the worst in us, but peace reveals what we could truly become."Pindar
"War arises from ignorance and fear."Anaxagoras
"War is the failure of wisdom."Anaxagoras
"War teaches bitter lessons that peace cannot afford to forget."Pindar
"War is the failure of all other languages to communicate"Sappho
"War arises from ignorance; peace springs from understanding our common nature."Anaximenes
"War can only be ended when we recognize the fundamental unity beneath our differences."Anaximenes
"In the clash of armies, it is often discipline rather than numbers that determines the victor."Herodotus
"The greatest battles are often those fought in the minds of men, not on fields of blood."Herodotus
"In conflict and war, wisdom should guide the sword."Xenophanes
"War brings temporary glory but lasting sorrow to all who taste it."Pindar
"War is the failure of understanding."Anaximander
"War is the continuation of politics by other means."Aristophanes
"War brings out the worst and sometimes the best in humanity."Aristophanes
"War is sweet to those who know it not."Euripides
"Oh, what fine thought we often cache when doing battle with the enemy!"Euripides
"War is the result of those in power failing to practice virtue."Xenophanes
"War is what men fear most."Sophocles
"The greatest cause of conflict among men is not the struggle for resources but for honor and respect."Aristophanes
"Youth is the first victim of war."Euripides
"War arises when leaders forget that all humans breathe the same substance."Anaximenes
"War is the teacher of fools"Empedocles
"In war, the first casualty is truth"Sophocles
"War arises when strife overwhelms love in the hearts of communities."Empedocles
"All wars are won or lost in the hearts of men."Aristophanes
"War is the failure of diplomacy."Frankie Boyle
"War teaches us lessons that peace could never teach."Euripides
"War is the failure of all other forms of communication."Euripides
"War does not determine who is right, only who is left."Frankie Boyle