The natural principle of war is to do the most harm to our enemy with the least harm to ourselves; and this of course is to be effected by stratagem

Quote by Washington Irving

Topics: Principles Quotes, War Quotes

He is the true enchanter, whose spell operates, not upon the senses, but upon the...

He is the true enchanter, whose spell operates, not upon the senses, but upon the...

Whenever a man's friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure...

Whenever a man's friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure...

After all, it is the divinity within that makes the divinity without; and I have...

After all, it is the divinity within that makes the divinity without; and I have...

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of...

There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of...

A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate...

A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate...

Acting provides the fulfillment of never being fulfilled. You're never as good as you'd like...

Acting provides the fulfillment of never being fulfilled. You're never as good as you'd like...

There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul...

There is a serene and settled majesty to woodland scenery that enters into the soul...

The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to be...

The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to be...

I am always at a loss at how much to believe of my own stories.

I am always at a loss at how much to believe of my own stories.

Who ever hears of fat men heading a riot, or herding together in turbulent mobs?...

Who ever hears of fat men heading a riot, or herding together in turbulent mobs?...

A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.

A sharp tongue is the only edge tool that grows keener with constant use.

The land of literature is a fairy land to those who view it at a...

The land of literature is a fairy land to those who view it at a...

Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; a mother's secret hope outlives them...

Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall; a mother's secret hope outlives them...

A woman's life is a history of the affections.

A woman's life is a history of the affections.

Rising genius always shoots out its rays from among the clouds, but these will gradually...

Rising genius always shoots out its rays from among the clouds, but these will gradually...

A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon...

A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials, heavy and sudden, fall upon...

A mother's love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, it never fails...

A mother's love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, it never fails...

I'm urgin' all daughters to kiss they mothers, with those lips that all that lipstick...

I'm urgin' all daughters to kiss they mothers, with those lips that all that lipstick...

Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall. A mother's secret love outlives them...

Youth fades; love droops; the leaves of friendship fall. A mother's secret love outlives them...

MOTHERS DAY is about SHOWING APPRECIATION, not jus spending money. Its also a day of...

MOTHERS DAY is about SHOWING APPRECIATION, not jus spending money. Its also a day of...