War Quotes
Those who fought, those who protested, and those who survived reflect on humanity's darkest impulse.
10745 quotes
S
O
T
M
M
L
V
V
G
G
S
T
T
T
S
S
S
S
T
T
O
O
M
M
L
L
G
G
V
V
"War is terrible, and peace is precious beyond measure."Sam Tarly
"In love and war, passion must never be abandoned for strategy."Oberyn Martell
"War teaches you what peace cannot."Tormund Giantsbane
"I have crushed my enemies beneath my feet, and I would do it again."Mountain
"I have crushed the weak so the strong could flourish."Mountain
"The best strategy is often the one your enemy does not expect."Lannister
"A nation divided against itself cannot stand."Varys
"The fires of war consume both the guilty and the innocent alike."Varys
"War creates monsters, but sometimes monsters are necessary."Gilly
"War reveals who we truly are."Gilly
"War teaches us the true cost of our decisions."Sam Tarly
"I do not seek conquest—I seek the silence of the grave for all."The Night King
"War is simply inevitable winter accelerated."The Night King
"War is simply my gift to the world."The Night King
"A man who hesitates in war is already defeated."Stannis Baratheon
"My enemies will fall before me, or they will not fall at all."Stannis Baratheon
"The time for talk has passed. Now is the time for action."Stannis Baratheon
"My enemies should fear the night and fear me in equal measure."Stannis Baratheon
"War teaches what peace never can."Tormund Giantsbane
"War is the truest test of a man's soul."Tormund Giantsbane
"The Red Viper strikes when least expected and with deadly precision."Oberyn Martell
"War is the failure of diplomacy, and I do not accept failure."Oberyn Martell
"I seek no peace, for I am meant for war."Mountain
"Violence is a language I understand well."Mountain
"In the game of thrones, you win or you die."Lannister
"The greatest victories are won without bloodshed."Lannister
"War takes everything and gives back only scars."Gilly
"War is the ultimate failure of humanity."Gilly
"War is the natural state of kingdoms; peace is merely the interval between conflicts."Varys
"War teaches men what peace never can about the value of life."Varys