26 Quotes About Cannon


  • Author Neal Stephenson
  • Quote

    Silence. Silence! And in silence ponder the similitudes between cannons and mouths. The simpleton beholds a cannon and phant'sies it an infallible destroyer of foes. But the veteran artilleryman knows that sometimes, when a cannon speaks, it bursts. Especially when it has been loaded in haste. When this occurs, Daniel, the foe is untouched.

  • Tags
  • Share




  • Author Clair Kenamore
  • Quote

    A halt was called, and the men threw themselves prostrate on the road without loosening their packs. At that moment, the outfit badly needed a 'pick-me-up,' and it came.'Listen!' said the sergeant.Through the cloud and the mournful wind we heard the thunder of our guns — the French 75s. They were talking to us.

  • Tags
  • Share

  • Author Jeff Mach
  • Quote

    The farther removed you are from people actually shooting at you, the more you forget that cannons can do something to you other than fire salutes.

  • Tags
  • Share

  • Author Charles Baudelaire
  • Quote

    The cannon thunders - limbs fly in all directions - one can hear the groans of victims and the howling of those performing the sacrifice - it's Humanity in search of happiness

  • Tags
  • Share