In war the olive branch of peace is of use. — Ovid Adjuvat in bello pacatæ ramus olivæ. Original text (Latin) Share this quote Post on X Facebook Download image Copy quote Copy link Share… Another quote → Topics War
Tis hard, I admit, yet virtue aims at what is hard, and gratitude for such a service will be all the greater.
All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom. Albert Einstein Moral Decay (1937)
The last half of the 20th century will seem like a wild party for rich kids, compared to what's coming now. Hunter S. Thompson
Only the dead have seen the end of war. George Santayana Soliloquies in England and Later Soliloquies (1922)
Wars produce many stories of fiction, some of which are told until they are believed to be true. Ulysses S. Grant Personal Memoirs of General U. S. Grant (1885)