10,941 Quotes About War

It is easier to take a country into war than to bring it to live at peace, and a country at war is a bitter place to live, a risky place to have daughters, and a dangerous place to hope for a son.

Suicidal glory is the luxury of the irresponsible.

War appears to be as old as mankind, but peace is a modern invention.

Gefecht und Schlacht, Tod und Zerstörung, das konnte nicht alles sein. Irgendwo schleiften die zerrissenen Zügel dieses Wagens über die Erde, und so lange mußte man gehen, bis sie über einen hinwegfegten und man versuchen konnte, ein Stück zu ergreifen. Den Sinn mußte man zu finden suchen; nicht das Ganze, die Lösung, das Letzte, aber ein Stückchen Sinn, den Schimmer eines Planes, und dann wollte man in Gottes Namen noch einmal anfangen.

Everywhere that there is violence, there are also ordinary yet extraordinary people fighting it....They are people who understand the ins and outs of violence in their village or neighborhood--and find ways to confront it.

The most difficult battle is peace.

We are tiny flames, Helikaon, and we flicker alone in the great dark for no more than a heartbeat. When we strive for wealth, glory and fame, it is meaningless. The nations we fight for will one day cease to be. Even the mountains we gaze upon will crumble to dust. To truly live we must yearn for that which does not die.

Why must we continue to believe peace requires war?

God works through people by stirring their hearts and sometimes people never know how they are helping others.