Quotes About Conquest

No city is conquered unless its people have offended the gods; for the conquerors to kill or enslave the inhabitants is pleasing to the gods. The people of Roma have always known this. The humiliation of our enemies is one of the ways by which we please the gods, and by pleasing the gods, we continue to prosper.

The presence that had come to him in the night, held him in etheric arms, had been Taziel, paving the way for a latter conquest.

There is nothing of yours I have not possessed. Soon, I shall even possess your body as I have taken those whom you love. You have no power to resist me.

Magravandias was a an inexorable force. The great red, purple and black banners of Madragore surged across the world, bringing war and devastation in the names of peace and God.

I lay down among the the rocks, and they were gold and crimson like a royal tomb. I saw wonderous shapes rise from the fumes, twisting and curling like cats about me. They breathed upon me and filled me with fire. I saw myself leading armies. I saw myself killing men, and in my heart I felt a fierce glee. I saw myself ridding the world of all that was worthless.

We were born between blood and gunpowder; and between blood and gunpowder we were raised. Every so often the powerful from other lands came to rob us of tomorrow. For this reason it was written in a war song that unites us: "If a foreigner with his step ever dares to profane your land, think, Oh beloved motherland, that heaven gave you a soldier in each son." For this reason we fought. With flags and different languages the foreigner came to conquer us. He came and he went.

Zoroastrians had ruled Persia before the Arab conquest in the middle of the seventh century, and a shared aesthetic came through in the ornate floral tiles.

So the important thing in a military operation is victory, not persistence.

Therefore a victorious army first wins and then seeks battle; a defeated army first battles and then seeks victory.

Being unconquerable lies with yourself; being conquerable lies with your enemy.

What is essential in war is victory, not prolonged operations.

Now the reason the enlightened prince and the wise general conquer the enemy whenever they move and their achievements surpass those of ordinary men is foreknowledge.

Therefore the skilful leader subdues the enemy's troops without any fighting; he captures their cities without laying siege to them; he overthrows their kingdom without lengthy operations in the field.

The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities...It is best to win without fighting.

Soldiers of Israel, we have no aims of conquest. Our purpose is to bring to naught the attempts of the Arab armies to conquer our land.

Some have called Afghanistan 'the graveyard of empires,' and it probably is the graveyard of empires.

Nations conquered and true love prevails, all encompassed in a poets tale.

If the world stands in between a man and the woman he loves, he will set out to conquer it.

Do you not want to rule the world, Nicator Seleucus? Do you not want your name whispered from Athens to the banks of the Indus? Hear the bards singing your fame for posterity and the cities minting your coins? The armies carrying your banners and the warriors piercing the clouds with your name? Do you not want all of that, Seleucus?

If Napoleon can seek to ascend all the thrones of Europe, I suppose we may go dragging them out from under him

If conquest is the only reason for a war, conquest from which only the ruler stands to gain, then people should refuse to fight. If, however, a war is to be fought for the defense of one's family and property, then men should fight with all their heart and might.

The last of our enemies is laid low.

I will burn your city, your land, your self.

The Marines have landed, and we now own a piece of Afghanistan.