“Let no one ever, from henceforth say one word in any way countenancing war.”
As quoted by Robert Nichols in his introduction to The Counter-Attack and Other Poems (1918)
Context: Let no one ever, from henceforth say one word in any way countenancing war. It is dangerous even to speak of how here and there the individual may gain some hardship of soul by it. For war is hell, and those who institute it are criminals. Were there even anything to say for it, it should not be said; for its spiritual disasters far outweigh any of its advantages.
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English poet, diarist and memoirist 1886–1967Related quotes
“Let no one persuade you by word or deed to do or say whatever is not best for you.”
As quoted in Divine Harmony: The Life and Teachings of Pythagoras by John Strohmeier and Peter Westbrook. (1999)
The Golden Verses
Context: Many words befall men, mean and noble alike; do not be astonished by them, nor allow yourself to be constrained.
If a lie is told, bear with it gently.
But whatever I tell you, let it be done completely.
Let no one persuade you by word or deed to do or say whatever is not best for you.
“There is a war between the ones who say there is a war and the ones who say there isn't.”
“Far be it from me to ever let my common sense get in the way of my stupidity. I say we press on.”
Source: Infinity
“Every religion says war is evil, but one way or another they end up playing along.”
Source: The Wine of Violence (1981), Chapter 14 (p. 164)
Source: "Turning Loss into Beauty: The Tragedies of Geling Yan" in The Wall Street Journal https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB930264290705115630 (25 June 1999)
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, October 1817, p. 38.
Source: The Anti-Christ
