“There never was a war that was
not inward; I must
fight till I conquered in myself what
causes war”
Marianne Moore (1887–1972) American poet and writer
In Distrust of Merits
Poetry
“Men who fight wars in Winter don’t live till Spring.”
Source: Hainish Cycle, Planet of Exile (1966), Chapter 4 (The Tall Young Men)
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“Older men start wars, but younger men fight them.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
“Life springs from death; and from the graves of patriot men and women spring living nations.”
Patrick Pearse (1879–1916) Irish revolutionary, shot by the British Army in 1916
Closing words of graveside oration at the funeral of Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa, 1 August 1915. The Cause Of Ireland, Liz Curtis, Beyond the Pale Publications, Belfast 1994, pg 266
Context: Our foes are strong and wise and wary; but, strong and wise and wary as they are, they cannot undo the miracles of God Who ripens in the hearts of young men the seeds sown by the young men of a former generation. And the seeds sown by the young men of '65 and '67 are coming to their miraculous ripening today. Rulers and Defenders of the Realm had need to be wary if they would guard against such processes. Life springs from death; and from the graves of patriot men and women spring living nations. The Defenders of this Realm have worked well in secret and in the open. They think that they have pacified Ireland. They think that they have purchased half of us and intimidated the other half. They think that they have foreseen everything, think that they have provided against everything; but, the fools, the fools, the fools! — They have left us our Fenian dead, and while Ireland holds these graves, Ireland unfree shall never be at peace.
“Winter is on my head, but eternal spring is in my heart.”
Victor Hugo (1802–1885) French poet, novelist, and dramatist
“Yes, let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius.”
Pietro Aretino (1492–1556) Italian author, playwright, poet, satirist, and blackmailer
Source: The Works of Aretino: Biography: de Sanctis. The letters, 1926, p. 143
“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.”
Hal Borland (1900–1978) American journalist and writer
Sundial of the Seasons, Lippincott, 1964, p. 49