Julien Benda (1867–1956) French essayist
Source: Treason of the Intellectuals (1927), pp. 158–159
“In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by his trade
And he carries the reminders
Of ev'ry glove that laid him down
Or cut him till he cried out
In his anger and his shame
"I am leaving, I am leaving."”
But the fighter still remains.
The Boxer
Song lyrics, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970)
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Bruce Lee (1940–1973) Hong Kong-American actor, martial artist, philosopher and filmmaker
Source: The Warrior Within : The Philosophies of Bruce Lee (1996), p. 161
Context: You must have complete determination. The worst opponent you can come across is one whose aim has become an obsession. For instance, if a man has decided that he is going to bite off your nose no matter what happens to him in the process, the chances are he will succeed in doing it. He may be severely beaten up, too, but that will not stop him from carrying out his objective. That is the real fighter.
“He who cuts off his nose takes poor revenge for a shame inflicted on him.”
Male ulciscitur dedecus sibi illatum, qui amputat nasum suum.
Peter of Blois French poet and diplomat
De Hierosolymitana peregrinatione acceleranda (1189), cited from Mary Beth Rose (ed.) Women in the Middle Ages and Renaissance (Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1986) p. 29; translation from John Simpson The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993) p. 55.
A similar proverb, Qui son nez cope deshonore son vis, appears in the late 12th century chanson de geste Garin le Loheren, line 2877.
Lady Gaga (1986) American singer, songwriter, and actress
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Sunil Dutt (1929–2005) Hindi film actor
About his son in [Dawar, Ramesh, Bollywood: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, http://books.google.com/books?id=TO6Fmi8FraUC&pg=RA1-PT24, 1 January 2006, Star Publications, 978-1-905863-01-3, 135]
“Leave him alone. He has already met his judge. I wage war on the living, not the dead.”
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500–1558) Holy Roman Emperor
In response to the Duke of Alva who proposed to desecrate the tomb of Martin Luther, burn his body, and scatter his ashes to the wind.
Source: Luther and His Times Michael Grzonka
Wolfram von Eschenbach book Parzival
Ôwê daz er niht vrâgte dô!
des pin ich für in noch unvrô.
wan do erz enpfienc in sîne hant,
dô was er vrâgens mit ermant.
Bk. 5, st. 240, line 3; p. 127.
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