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“Man dies, but glory lives!” Walter Scott, “Ivanhoe” - 1820

“He fought the real battle in the tunnel alone, before he ever saw the vast danger that lay in wait.” J. R. R. Tolkien, “The Hobbit” - 1937

“You see, the outcome of the battle is unimportant. What matters is the chaos, and the slaughter.” Neil Gaiman, “American Gods” - 2001

“When valour preys on reason, it eats the sword it fights with.” William Shakespeare, “Antony and Cleopatra” - 1623

“In a battle all you need to make you fight is a little hot blood and the knowledge that it's more dangerous to lose than to win.” George Bernard Shaw, “Man and Superman” - 1903

“God's will! My liege, would you and I alone, without more help, could fight this royal battle!” William Shakespeare, “Henry V” - 1600

“Tom's army won a great victory, after a long and hard-fought battle. Then the dead were counted, prisoners exchanged, the terms of the next disagreement agreed upon, and the day for the necessary battle appointed; after which the armies fell into...” Mark Twain, “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” - 1876

“William now directed his archers to shoot high into the air, so that the arrows would fall behind the shield-wall, and one of these pierced Harold in the right eye, inflicting a mortal wound. He fell at the foot of the royal standard,...” Winston Churchill, “A History of the English-Speaking Peoples” - 1956

“The distant rear of an army engaged in battle is not the best place from which to judge correctly what is going on in front.” Ulysses S. Grant, “Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant” - 1885

“I felt that 15,000 men on the 8th would be more effective than 50,000 a month later.” Ulysses S. Grant, “Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant” - 1885

“I see it is still more difficult to look upon victory than upon battle.” Walter Scott, “Ivanhoe” - 1820

“The whole life of an American is passed like a game of chance, a revolutionary crisis, or a battle.” Alexis de Tocqueville, “Democracy in America” - 1835

“Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.” Sun Tzu, “The Art of War” - 5th century BC

“He cursed himself and cursed the hubris which had made him so sure the battle was won and the enemy in flight.” Ian Fleming, “Casino Royale” - 1953

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will...” Sun Tzu, “The Art of War” - 5th century BC

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A History of the English-Speaking Peoples (1)
Democracy in America (1)
The Hobbit (1)
American Gods (1)
Casino Royale (1)