“Close your eyes and I'll kiss you, Tomorrow I'll miss you.”
“We are never so defenceless against suffering as when we love.”
Source: 1920s, Civilization and Its Discontents (1929), Ch. 2; as translated by James Strachey, p.63
Source: Diary of a Drug Fiend
“True peace is not merely the absence of war, it is the presence of justice.”
“To the angel of death, we are all like chess pieces on the chessboard.”
Variant: Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.
Source: The Art of War, Chapter IV · Disposition of the Army
Die Sonne scheint noch.
These were her last words as depicted in the film, Sophie Scholl - The Final Days (2005) http://www.sophieschollmovie.com/, which was heavily based on Gestapo documents that were in East German archives and not released until 1990. Her last words have also been reported as "God, you are my refuge into eternity" or sometimes "Your heads will fall as well" but there is dispute over whether Sophie or her brother Hans had said this. Hans' last words have been reported as having been Es lebe die Freiheit! ["Long Live Freedom!"]
Disputed
“Wizards after all are wizards!”
Source: The hobbit
“Do not swear by the moon, for she changes constantly. then your love would also change.”
Source: Romeo and Juliet
Source: Anonymous reader point out that quote appears on internet from 2015. Rumi, having died in the 1200s, when the first mention of this quote was around 2015.
Source: A Midsummer Night's Dream
“Honesty and frankness make you vulnerable. Be honest and frank anyway!”
“To turn away from the enemy is cowardice. Misfortune is the fate of the enemy.”
When he learned that the Crusaders had come toward him
Source: Ahmet Akgündüz - Mehmed's tolerance http://www.ahmetakyol.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9849&Itemid=47
