The courage of a soldier is found to be the cheapest and most common quality of human nature. Edward Gibbon
The courage of a soldier is found to be the cheapest and most common quality of human nature.Army and NavyQuotations by Edward Gibbon
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We are as near to heaven by sea as by land. Sir Humphrey Gilbert
We are as near to heaven by sea as by land.Army and NavyQuotations by Sir Humphrey Gilbert
Conscription may have been good for the country, but it damn near killed the army. Sir Richard Hull
Conscription may have been good for the country, but it damn near killed the army.Army and NavyQuotations by Sir Richard Hull
Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or not having been at sea. Samuel Johnson
Every man thinks meanly of himself for not having been a soldier, or not having been at sea.Army and NavyQuotations by Samuel Johnson
Children play soldier. That makes sense. But why do soldiers play children? Karl Kraus
Children play soldier. That makes sense. But why do soldiers play children?Army and NavyQuotations by Karl Kraus
The army is the true nobility of our country. Napoleon III
The army is the true nobility of our country.Army and NavyQuotations by Napoleon III
‘Tis the soldier’s life to have their balmy slumbers waked with strife. William Shakespeare
‘Tis the soldier’s life to have their balmy slumbers waked with strife.Army and NavyQuotations by William Shakespeare
History shows that there are no invincible armies. Joseph Stalin
History shows that there are no invincible armies.Army and NavyQuotations by Joseph Stalin
In this country it’s a good thing to kill an admiral now and then to encourage the others. Voltaire
In this country it’s a good thing to kill an admiral now and then to encourage the others.Army and NavyQuotations by Voltaire
When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen. George Washington
When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.Army and NavyQuotations by George Washington
Making the world safe for hypocrisy. Thomas Wolfe
Making the world safe for hypocrisy.Army and NavyQuotations by Thomas Wolfe
Those that I fight I do not hate, those that I guard I do not love. William Butler Yeats
Those that I fight I do not hate, those that I guard I do not love.Army and NavyQuotations by William Butler Yeats
An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy. Mao Zedong
An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.Army and NavyQuotations by Mao Zedong
The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind. Albert Camus
The need to be right is the sign of a vulgar mind.ArroganceQuotations by Albert Camus
Sure of their qualities and demanding praise, more go to ruined fortunes than are raised. Alexander Pope
Sure of their qualities and demanding praise, more go to ruined fortunes than are raised.ArroganceQuotations by Alexander Pope
None are more haughty than a common place person raised to power. French Proverb
None are more haughty than a common place person raised to power.ArroganceQuotations by French Proverb
None are more unjust in their judgments of others than those who have a high opinion of themselves. Charles Haddon Spurgeon
None are more unjust in their judgments of others than those who have a high opinion of themselves.ArroganceQuotations by Charles Haddon Spurgeon
Nothing in the world is more haughty than a man of moderate capacity when once raised to power. Baron Wessenberg
Nothing in the world is more haughty than a man of moderate capacity when once raised to power.ArroganceQuotations by Baron Wessenberg
Art is an experience, not the formulation of a problem. Lindsay Anderson
Art is an experience, not the formulation of a problem.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Lindsay Anderson
Artists are, above all, men who want to become inhuman. Guillaume Apollinaire
Artists are, above all, men who want to become inhuman.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Guillaume Apollinaire
Art is a fruit that grows in man, like a fruit on a plant, or a child in its mother’s womb. Jean Arp
Art is a fruit that grows in man, like a fruit on a plant, or a child in its mother’s womb.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Jean …
The first mistake of Art is to assume that it’s serious. Lester Bangs
The first mistake of Art is to assume that it’s serious.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Lester Bangs
The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasure Mikhail Baryshnikov
The essence of all art is to have pleasure in giving pleasureArts and ArtistsQuotations by Mikhail Baryshnikov
Art distills sensations and embodies it with enhanced meaning. Jacques Barzun
Art distills sensations and embodies it with enhanced meaning.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Jacques Barzun
A frenzied passion for art is a canker that devours everything else. Charles Baudelaire
A frenzied passion for art is a canker that devours everything else.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Charles Baudelaire
Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess? Ludwig Van Beethoven
Art! Who comprehends her? With whom can one consult concerning this great goddess?Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Ludwig Van Beethoven
No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist. Ludwig Van Beethoven
No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Ludwig Van Beethoven
What is art but a way of seeing? Thomas Berger
What is art but a way of seeing?Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Thomas Berger
The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge. Adolf Berle
The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Adolf Berle
The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person. Professor Blackie
The highest art is always the most religious, and the greatest artist is always a devout person.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Professor Blackie
The great artist is a slave to his ideals. Christian Nevell Bovee
The great artist is a slave to his ideals.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Christian Nevell Bovee
Art is the only thing that can go on mattering, once it has stopped hurting. Elizabeth Bowen
Art is the only thing that can go on mattering, once it has stopped hurting.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Elizabeth Bowen
Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don’t want it. Anthony Burgess
Art is dangerous. It is one of the attractions: when it ceases to be dangerous you don’t want it.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Anthony Burgess
To write is to become disinterested. There is a certain renunciation in art. Albert Camus
To write is to become disinterested. There is a certain renunciation in art.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Albert Camus
Abstract Art: A product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered. Al Capp
Abstract Art: A product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Al Capp
Religion and art spring from the same root and are close kin. Economics and art are strangers. Willa Cather
Religion and art spring from the same root and are close kin. Economics and art are strangers.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Willa Cather
With an apple I will astonish Paris. Paul Cezanne
With an apple I will astonish Paris.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Paul Cezanne
Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Gilbert K. Chesterton
Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame. Gilbert K. Chesterton
Art consists of limitation. The most beautiful part of every picture is the frame.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Gilbert K. Chesterton
Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse. Winston Churchill
Without tradition, art is a flock of sheep without a shepherd. Without innovation, it is a corpse.Arts and ArtistsQuotations by Winston Churchill