War Quotes

"The cost of victory is often measured in what we lose, not gain."

"The greatest weapon is moral authority."

"The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him."

"The art of war is the art of deception. What appears weak must be strong, what seems strong must be concealed."

"The soldier's heart is the battlefield of nations."

"War is the failure of wisdom, not its pinnacle."

"War teaches harsh lessons that peacetime cannot provide."

"War demonstrates both the best and worst of human nature."

"The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his."

"In war, there is no substitute for victory."

"Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons."

"It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it."

"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on."

"The true cost of war is measured not in dollars but in the hearts and souls of those who fight it."

"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving."

"The best defense is an offense executed with precision."

"The cost of victory is often measured in tears, not in triumph."

"The best offense is one that the enemy does not see coming."

"I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve."

"The art of war is the science of uncertainty."

"The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving."

"Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living."

"We make war that we may live in peace."

"The world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its scientists, and the hopes of its children."

"A foolish general wins a battle; a wise one prevents it."

"The art of war is ultimately the art of human understanding."

"Morale is the greatest single factor in successful war."

"In battle, nothing is ever as good or as bad as the first reports of excited men would have it."

"There are three rules of warcraft: first, to improve your position; second, to do all you can with all you have; third, to do all you can to prevent hostility."

"In war there is no second place."