War Quotes

Those who fought, those who protested, and those who survived reflect on humanity's darkest impulse.

10745 quotes

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