War Quotes

"War's greatest lesson is that there is always a better way, if men will seek it."

"In times of war, the general who understands terrain and timing defeats the one with merely superior numbers."

"To understand one's enemies is the first principle of military strategy."

"In conflict, those who act with honor are victorious even in defeat."

"War illuminates both the worst and best in human nature."

"War teaches bitter lessons that peace can never fully erase."

"War is the failure of all other methods; use it only as the last resort."

"War may be necessary, but only the foolish glorify it."

"War brings only suffering; peace brings prosperity."

"War is the failure of wisdom and diplomacy."

"I have learned that victory in battle means nothing if victory destroys your soul."

"The greatest defeat is the victory that costs you your humanity."

"My people have been destroyed by the soldiers of this nation."

"We did not ask to be invaded by the white men."

"To lead men to war is to accept the weight of their deaths."

"The war within determines the victory without."

"To understand your enemy is to have already won half the battle."

"In conflict, the first casualty is truth; the last, mercy."

"A kingdom divided against itself is a kingdom already conquered."

"To understand war is to understand the folly of men."

"A soldier's greatest victory is the enemy he need not fight."

"A true warrior fights for what is right, not for glory."

"War brings only suffering and loss."

"I have seen the suffering caused by war and turned away from it forever."

"The warrior who knows when not to fight is mightier than he who wins every battle."

"I have hated the white man ever since I could think."

"The Indian is not naturally warlike; he is driven to war by necessity."

"War teaches you the value of peace."

"War is hell; peace is worth any price."

"The greatest victory is the one that brings peace."