We are twice armed if we fight with faith.
—Plato (428 BCE–347 BCE) Ancient Greek Philosopher, Mathematician, Educator
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900) German Philosopher, Scholar, Writer
Wise men do not quarrel with each other.
—Danish Proverb
If you are going to fight, pray once; if you are going to sail, pray twice; if you are getting married, then pray thrice.
—Polish Proverb
Still, if you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed; if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than live as slaves.
—Winston Churchill (1874–1965) British Head of State, Political leader, Historian, Journalist, Author
Never go to bed angry, stay up and fight.
—Phyllis Diller (b.1917) American Actor, Comedian
Sit atop the mountain and watch the tigers fight.
—Chinese Proverb
If you want an audience start a fight.
—Irish Proverb
No battle is worth fighting except the last one.
—Enoch Powell (1912–98) English Conservative Politician, Scholar
Dogs that always fight always have bleeding ears.
—French Proverb
You cannot fight against the future. Time is on our side.
—William Ewart Gladstone (1809–98) English Liberal Statesman, Prime Minister
If you are going out for a fight leave your best hat at home.
—Japanese Proverb
The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.
—E. W. Howe (1853–1937) American Novelist, Editor
The test of a man or woman’s breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish Playwright
There is no mother like your own mother.
—African Proverb
Fight fire with fire.
—Common Proverb
You cannot love a thing without wanting to fight for it.
—G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) English Journalist, Novelist, Essayist, Poet
Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose.
—Baltasar Gracian (1601–58) Spanish Scholar, Prose Writer
Advising often better than fighting.
—German Proverb
The course of true love never did run smooth.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
I will fight for my children on any level so they can reach their potential as human beings and in their public duties.
—Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–97) English Royal, Humanitarian, Peace Activist
Any coward can fight a battle when he’s sure of winning, but give me the man who has pluck to fight when he’s sure of losing. That’s my way, sir; and there are many victories worse than a defeat.
—George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans) (1819–80) English Novelist
I’m not going to get into the ring with Tolstoy.
—Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) American Author, Journalist, Short Story Writer
A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship, as … the callosity formed round a broken bone makes it stronger than before.
—Francis de Sales (1567–1622) French Catholic Saint
The foolish race of mankind are swarming below in the night; they shriek and rage and quarrel—and all of them are right.
—Heinrich Heine (1797–1856) German Poet, Writer
The mediator in a fight gets all the blows.
—Persian Proverb
People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes.
—Pauline Phillips (Abigail van Buren) (b.1918) American Columnist
When the fight begins within himself, a man’s worth something.
—Robert Browning (1812–89) English Poet
The full value of this life can only be got by fighting; the violent take it by storm. And if we have accepted everything we have missed something—war. This life of ours is a very enjoyable fight, but a very miserable truce.
—G. K. Chesterton (1874–1936) English Journalist, Novelist, Essayist, Poet
The soldiers fight, and the kings are heroes.
—Yiddish Proverb