Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a soldier dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war. Otto von Bismarck
Pessimism never won any battle. Dwight D Eisenhower
A leader who doesn’t hesitate before he sends his nation into battle is not fit to be a leader. Golda Meir
No battle is worth fighting except the last one. Enoch Powell
Dead battles, like dead generals, hold the military mind in their dead grip. Barbara Tuchman
Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. Plato
Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win. Jonathan Kozol
In the long run all battles are lost, and so are all wars. H L Mencken
The great, the jewel and the mother of battles has begun. Saddam Hussein
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
Nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won. Duke of Wellington (Arthur Wellesley)
Soldiers usually win the battles and generals get the credit for them. Napoleon Bonaparte