Soldier Quotes - Page 10

I am no king, and I am no lord, And I am no soldier at-arms," said he. "I'm none but a harper, and a very poor harper, That am come hither to wed with ye." "If you were a lord, you should be my lord, And the same if you were a thief," said she. "And if you are a harper, you shall be my harper, For it makes no matter to me, to me, For it makes no matter to me." "But what if it prove that I am no harper? That I lied for your love most monstrously?" "Why, then I'll teach you to play and sing, For I dearly love a good harp," said she.

Just as armor protects the soldier, spiritual knowledge protects us from the difficulties of life.

There is not a single injustice in Northern Ireland that is worth the loss of a single British soldier or a single Irish citizen either.

War always reaches the depths of horror because of idiots who perpetuate terror from generation to generation under the pretext of vengeance.

Remember, officers and soldiers, that you are fighting for the blessings of liberty.

People generally don't suffer high rates of PTSD after natural disasters. Instead, people suffer from PTSD after moral atrocities. Soldiers who've endured the depraved world of combat experience their own symptoms. Trauma is an expulsive cataclysm of the soul.

With courage and character, American soldiers continue to put themselves on the line to defend our freedom, and so many have paid the ultimate sacrifice.

It takes a real soldier to stay in the music industry and live off the things that have been put before me and be able to survive all this time because it has not been easy.

A warrior is free to be a hero and pull off daring do and the soldier is irresponsible if he does it.

A soldier's life revolves around his mail. Like many others, I've been able to follow my kid's progress from the day he was born until now he is able to walk and talk a little, and although I have never seen him I know him very well.

Considering mankind's indifference to freedom, their easy gullibility and their facile response to conditioning, one might very plausibly argue that collectivism is the political mode best suited to their disposition and their capacities. Under its regime, the citizen, like the soldier, is relieved of the burden of initiative and is divested of all responsibility, save for doing as he is told.

Every lover is a soldier.

The seaman tells stories of winds, the ploughman of bulls; the soldier details his wounds, the shepherd his sheep.

The measure of a civilization is in the courage, not of its soldiers, but of its bystanders.

Policeman are soldiers who act alone; soldiers are policeman who act in unison.

A handful of soldiers is always better than a mouthful of arguments.

We march up, moody or good-tempered soldiers - we reach the zone where the front begins and become on the instant human animals.

There exist only three beings worthy of respect: the priest, the soldier, the poet. To know, to kill, to create.

History is an account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools.

I'm always embarrassed when people say that I'm courageous. Soldiers are courageous. Policemen are courageous. Firemen are courageous. I just have a thick hide and disregard what silly people say.

The natural formation of the country is the soldier's best ally

Resolutions aren't self-executing. Somebody has to provide the soldiers, take the risks, risk their blood and their treasure to go out and implement such a resolution.

The only way for a soldier to not be afraid of wars is to accept the fact that he is already dead.

Let every man remind their descendants that they also are soldiers who must not desert the ranks of their ancestors, or from cowardice fall behind.

All generals, officers, and soldiers who capitulate in battle to save their own lives should be decimated.