“He who did well in war just earns the right
To begin doing well in peace.”
Luria, Act ii.
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
Help us to complete the source, original and additional information
Robert Browning 179
English poet and playwright of the Victorian Era 1812–1889Related quotes

“There are laws for peace as well as war.”
Book V, sec. 27
History of Rome

“Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.”
Source: Buddha's Little Instruction Book

“The House of Peers, thoughout the war
Did nothing in particular
And did it very well.”
Iolanthe (1882)

Remarks at Bloomington, Illinois (21 November 1860); published in The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln (1953) by Roy P. Basler, vol. 4, p. 143
1860s

“Never do anything for anyone who can just as well do it themself”
