A warrior is anyone who fights for his ideals or his principles even if the situation is not favorable to him . A great number of warriors come to dedicate their lives to the search for their own self-realization, even sacrificing their own existence if necessary.

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Warriors’ quotes on struggle, dedication and passion

Warriors possess many qualities that we should all try to emulate in our lives, many of the phrases they uttered hold great hidden wisdom. Would you like to know what were the best phrases they uttered?

Below you can enjoy the 80 best phrases from Warriors of History that you should all know.

1. Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior. (Carl von Clausewitz)

A warrior can never lack courage, without it he is lost on the battlefield.

2. Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go first to war and then seek victory. (Sun Tzu)

The preparation of the battle is a crucial aspect, with it we will achieve victory.

3. A warrior does not give up what he loves, but finds love in what he does. (Dan Millman)

Warriors must love their vocation to become someone within it.

4. There is nothing impossible for one who tries. (Alexander the Great)

If we don’t try, we’ll never know if it was possible or not.

5. Today the enemy would have won, if they had a commander who was a winner. (Julius Caesar)

Attitude is everything, in life and on the battlefield.

6. I’m not afraid of a lion army led by a sheep. I’m afraid of a lion-led sheep army. (Alexander the Great)

When the person who leads the army knows how to use it, it will always succeed in achieving its purpose.

7. Cowards die many times before they die… The brave ones don’t even know about their death. (Julius Caesar)

In order to be a great warrior we must fight to the last consequence, even if life goes our way.

8. Go to the battlefield with the firm assurance of victory and you will return home unharmed. (Uesugi Kenshin)

Our conviction and attitude will lead us to victory.

9. It’s better to keep fighting. If you run, you’ll only die tired. (Viking Proverb)

This Viking proverb encourages us never to give up, to die fighting if necessary.

10. Victory is reserved for those who are willing to pay its price. (Sun Tzu)

Every honorable victory has a high price, it is up to us to be willing to pay it or not.

11. The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls the chaos, both his own and the enemies’. (Napoleon Bonaparte)

Control of strategy is vital on the battlefield, even today old strategies and tactics are still used.

12. Have the courage of the cunning that restrains anger and waits for the right moment to unleash it. (Genghis Khan)

We must be patient and wait for the right moment to launch a devastating attack, patience is a great quality.

13. To be a warrior is to learn to be genuine in every moment of your life. (Chögyam Trungpa)

In order to be a warrior we must achieve the necessary merits, it is not an easy life for the warrior.

14. Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we fall. (Confucius)

If we never give up, we’ll never be beaten, it’s up to us not to get up.

15. Don’t pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to face a difficult life. (Bruce Lee)

Being strong is something we should all pursue in life, Bruce Lee knew that very well.

16. I don’t know anything about how to beat others. I only know how to overcome myself. (Bushido)

Self-improvement is the only path we really have to follow, our greatest rival will always be ourselves.

17. The only way to win a war is to avoid it. (George C. Marshall)

No war is good, all will bring harm to its participants.

18. Observation and perception are two separate things; the eye that observes is stronger, the eye that perceives is weaker. (Miyamoto Musashi)

We must be very observant, it can be a crucial thing during a battle or combat.

19. When you’re as great as I am, it’s hard to be humble. (Muhammad Ali)

Without a doubt Muhammad Ali is a warrior of the ring, who can teach us a lot about how we can face our lives or careers.

20. I want the last bullet fired from the last war to kill me. (George Smith Patton)

General Patton was undoubtedly one of the most relevant characters of the Second World War, the achievements he made on the battlefield and outside it speak for themselves.

21. Attitudes are more important than skills. (Winston Churchill)

Our attitude is a crucial aspect when facing an opponent or rival.

22. On the realization of each, depends the fate of all. (Alexander the Great)

The changes we make in our lives have an impact on society; we are all part of it and we all shape it.

23. Even if they are clumsy in them, the warriors must personally strengthen their own martial arts as much as their own circumstances allow. (Miyamoto Musashi)

The knowledge of our skills and their improvement will always depend exclusively on ourselves.

24. A hero is someone good who will never change. (George Foreman)

George Foreman was, along with Muhammad Ali, another great warrior in the ring, teaching us that the toughest battlefields can be very small.

25. Don’t count the days, make the days count. (Muhammad Ali)

Improving in all our weaknesses is something we must do, in order to be able to present ourselves in battle in optimum conditions.

26. To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often. (Winston Churchill)

We all made concessions in order to achieve our goals, Churchill knew very well that we all go through times of changes in life.

27. Glory is fleeting, but darkness is forever. (Napoleon Bonaparte)

The great Napoleon Bonaparte was always someone willing to do anything to achieve greatness.

28. Freedom, when it begins to take root, is a fast-growing plant. (George Washington)

George Washington was undoubtedly a great defender of the freedom of all people, a right that today seems to us all inalienable to all human beings.

29. I would rather live a short life full of glory, than a long one immersed in darkness. (Alexander the Great)

Alexander the Great lived possibly the greatest quest for glory that a human being will ever experience.

30. I can’t dance or sing or tell jokes, but I’m the best at knocking people out. (George Foreman)

Foreman knew he was a warrior, maybe not very good at other disciplines but he was made for fighting.

31. The arrival of the Nazi sniper set us a new task. We had to find him, study habits and methods, and wait patiently for the moment to obtain one, and only one, well-directed shot. (Vasily Zaitsev)

This great sniper was undoubtedly a very special figure during the Second World War, and is still loved by his people today.

32. A fanatic is someone who can’t change his mind and doesn’t want to change the subject. (Winston Churchill)

Fanaticism is something that we should all disregard, the search for truth is something that every rational human being should pursue.

33. Experience is the master of all things. (Julius Caesar)

Experience is something vital in life, it will take us to where we really need to be.

34. It is better to die with honour than to live with dishonour. (Hernán Cortés)

For almost every warrior in any society, death is preferable to dishonor.

35. I am young; I am handsome; I am fast. I can’t be beaten.. (Muhammad Ali)

The character of the champions is something very special in some of them, Ali was a clear example of a champion’s attitude.

36. Old soldiers don’t die, they just fade away. (Douglas MacArthur)

In wars, the losses we suffer are devastating for everyone involved.

37. I have never advocated war, except as a means to peace. (General Ulysses S. Grant)

Sometimes self-defense inevitably leads to war.

38. Glory crowns the actions of those who expose themselves to danger. (Alexander the Great)

The most courageous warriors will be remembered throughout history, Alexander is a good example of this.

39. Death is nothing, but to live defeated and without glory is to die daily. (Napoleon Bonaparte)

Dishonour is something no warrior wants to go through, Napoleon compared it to living death.

40. Blood, effort, tears and sweat. (Winston Churchill)

In war, sacrifices are of every conceivable kind, in efforts, sorrows and family losses.

41. I abhor nothing more than ingratitude. (George Washington)

We must show our gratitude to the one who reaches out to us; education is based largely on this quality.

42. If thou must break the law, do so to take power: in all other cases observe it. (Julius Caesar)

To take power in a society we must necessarily break the law that shapes it.

43. In special circumstances, the act must be faster than the thought. (Hernán Cortés)

On the battlefield we must act quickly and decisively.

44. How happy I would have been to have been killed in battle. It would have been far more noble to have died a victim of the enemy than to have sacrificed the wrath of my friends. (Alexander the Great)

There is no better death for the warrior than death on the battlefield, performing what he was born to do.

45. A person with knowledge of his life purpose is more powerful than ten thousand who work without that knowledge. (Muhammad Ali)

Knowing why we are moving forward is essential to achieving our goals in life, having a purpose.

46. Your heart is free; have the courage to listen to it. (William Wallace)

The great William Wallace was a great champion of the Scottish people who deserves to endure forever in the collective memory.

47. Lies are never told as much as they were before the elections, during the war and after the hunt. (Otto von Bismarck)

Lies are a common thing in politics, are they really necessary?

48. I’m the greatest fighter in the history of sport. If you don’t believe that, check the register. (Mike Tyson)

The great Mike Tyson considered himself a warrior, no doubt he trained as one.

49. A picture is worth a thousand words. (Napoleon Bonaparte)

Eyes that see, heart that feel. No one can deny us what our eyes have seen.

50. I’m double great, not only do I knock them out but I get to pick the round. (Muhammad Ali)

The great Ali showed great mastery of strategy, speed and strength, qualities that every warrior must possess.

51. If you do not follow an authentic path to the end, a small evil at first becomes a great perversion. (Miyamoto Musashi)

Musashi was a legendary warrior of feudal Japan who wrote The Book of Five Rings, a literary work that we should all know.

52. I came, I saw, I conquered. (Julius Caesar)

One of the most famous dates of this great conqueror, could not miss in this selection.

53. There was no ground for us beyond (the) Volga. (Vasily Zaitsev)

Zaitsev was possibly one of the best snipers in the USSR army.

54. I triumphed because they believed in me. (Ulysses S. Grant)

For a commander to succeed, soldiers must have blind faith in him.

55. Don’t fight a battle if you don’t win anything with victory. (Erwin Rommel)

We must know whether a battle is worth fighting or not, for many people’s lives depend on it.

56. I float like a butterfly, I sting like a bee. His hands cannot reach what his eyes cannot see. Now you see me, now you don’t. (Muhammad Ali)

One of Muhammad Ali’s most famous quotes that could not be missing from this team, speed is something essential in a warrior.

57. You had to believe other stories, but then I don’t know if anyone believes anything good about me anyway. (Billy the Kid)

Billy the Kid was one of the most famous outlaws of the old west, his life consisted of fighting and celebrating, but he usually lived with great precariousness.

58. I don’t try to intimidate anyone before a fight. That doesn’t make sense. I intimidate people by hitting them. (Mike Tyson)

The great Mike Tyson doesn’t waste time with small talk, he talks with his fists.

59. If you want to be a success in the world, promise everything, and don’t give up anything. (Napoleon Bonaparte)

On this date Napoleon gives us this great advice, following it is up to us.

60. We of Macedonia, during the past generations, have been trained in the hard school of danger and war. (Alexander the Great)

Alexander the Great began his military career as a prince of Macedonia, but by the end of it he had been appointed: Hegemon of Greece, Pharaoh of Egypt and great king of Persia.

61. All people die, but not all people really live. (William Wallace)

How we live our lives depends only on us, we can fight or we can run.

62. In the end, it’s impossible not to become what others think you are. (Julius Caesar)

Constant flattery can undermine our understanding and make us believe something we are not really.

63. In each battle the time comes when both sides consider themselves attacked, then the one that continues the attack wins. (Ulysses S. Grant)

To persevere in our battle is something that depends on ourselves and our conviction.

64. Deadly danger is an effective antidote to fixed ideas. (Erwin Rommel)

When our lives are in danger we can all change our minds.

65. War is a cruel thing… to fill our hearts with hate instead of love of neighbor. (Robert E. Lee)

No war is really worthwhile, they all cause more harm than good.

66. If I go forward, follow me, if I stop, push me, if I go back, kill me. (Julio Antonio Mella)

This quote from Julio Antonio Mella (founder of the Cuban Communist Party) was very popularized by the great Ernesto Che Guevara.

67. A true man of honor is humbled when he cannot help others who are humble. (Robert E. Lee)

Since the Middle Ages, warriors have been linked to the defence of their fellow men and the most defenceless.

68. I do not think we are very close relatives, but if you are capable of trembling with indignation every time an injustice is committed in the world, we are comrades, which is more important. (Che Guevara)

Warriors create alliances with like-minded people in order to achieve their goals.

69. You can’t make a revolution with kid gloves. (Josef Stalin)

Stalin was not only a social leader, he was also a decorated military man who always fought for his ideals.

70. The art of war is quite simple. Find your enemy. Catch him as soon as possible. Hit him as hard as you can, and keep moving. (Ulysses S. Grant)

In war, we must act quickly, because with war we will manage to surprise our enemies.

71. A good general not only knows how to find the way to victory, he also knows when victory is impossible. (Erwin Rommel)

Running away when necessary is something we must do in order to save human lives.

72. It’s better to die on your feet than to live on your knees. (Che Guevara)

The most famous phrase of El Che could not be missing in this selection of quotes.

73. You don’t have to give the news, but educate the masses. (Josef Stalin)

Control of the media is essential in wartime.

74. One must obtain correct opinions about life and learn to see the world in its true light. (Robert E. Lee)

Knowing how to listen to those around us can give us a different vision from our own.

75. Work and silence are the two bases of any truly strong government. (Paul Von Hindenburg)

Governments look for these two qualities in any warrior, effectiveness and commitment.

76. What you do is contrary to the law of God. Even if you were thirteen times thirteen, I would not be alone. (Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar)

The principles of my Cid led him to fight countless battles.

77. People may die, but never their ideas. (Che Guevara)

Ideas are something that will not disappear with our death, because what we do in life will always remain in the collective memory.

78. It is not enough that I succeed, the others must fail. (Genghis Khan)

The leader of the Mongols always sought the total surrender of his adversary.

79. There is no greater hindrance than that of a man who, not knowing how to command, does not know how to obey. (Paul Von Hindenburg)

There are leaders in war who are out of place and these usually get in the way of experienced military personnel.

80. Socialism was made for the whole man. (Che Guevara)

Che, a staunch defender of socialism, always sought its implementation at the international level.