Quotes About Strife

Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]

Possibly nothing at all; the overflow of my brain would probably, in a state of freedom, have evaporated in a thousand follies; misfortune is needed to bring to light the treasures of the human intellect. Compression is needed to explode gunpowder. Captivity has brought my mental faculties to a focus; and you are well aware that from the collision of clouds electricity is produced — from electricity, lightning, from lightning, illumination.

The news always sound crazy. People fussing and fighting and pointing fingers at other people, and never even looking for no peace.

Wherever there's a man, there's trouble.

The news always sound crazy. People fussing and fighting and pointing fingers at other people, and never even looking for no peace. People insane, say Shug. Crazy as betsy bugs. Nothing built this crazy can last.

Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles.

Peace: A period of cheating between two periods of fighting.

POLITICS, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

The fever of battle burned hot in its heart; its brain was intoxicated with the wine of strife.

The lowly squabble over trifles. The great wage secret wars for power and wealth, and they call it government. Wars of words, and tricks, and guile, but no less bloody for that. The casualties are many.

It may be a union in name, but they fight each other tooth and nail. The lowly squabble over trifles. The great wage secret wars for power and wealth, and they call it government. Wars of words, and tricks, and guile, but no less bloody for that. The casualties are many.

Trouble with the good fight, I find… once

Her father gave a sad smile at that. "Believe it or not, we all want what's best. The root o' the world's ills is that no one can agree on what it is.

The old king and his old cunts glowered at the young heir and his young cunts, naught praiseworthy on either side but all jealous of what the others had even so. Matching groups, in many ways; Clover could almost see each warrior squaring up to his counterpart. The mean one, the handsome one, the one who hardly spoke, the one who spoke too much.

NOTES FROM THE AUTHOR Recent geopolitical events have served to remind us all of important old lessons: The world is a volatile, dangerous place. Victory in one war can unpredictably heighten global tension and instability, creating power vacuums to be filled by ambitious new terrorists and tyrants, triggering more armed strife. International coalitions ebb and flow, but the proliferation of weapons of

In times of conflict, everyone retreated to their most tribal positions.

Minden hÅ'stett forrása a háború, a legbalgább dolog a világon.

Johann Friedrich von Schiller

As long as on the earth endures his life To deal with him have full and free permission; Man's hour on earth is weakness, error, strife.

For death and life, in ceaseless strife, Beat wild on this world's shore, And all our calm is in that balm— Not lost but gone before.

Friends, much as in real life, are often more trouble than their worth.

Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life: Such a Way as gives us breath: Such a Truth as ends all strife: Such a Life as killeth death.

Calm's not life's crown, though calm is well.

'Tis the soldier's life to have their balmy slumbers waked with strife.