It is entirely seemly for a young man killed in battle to lie mangled by the bronze spear. In his death all things appear fair. - Homer
Do not throw the arrow which will return against you. - Kurdish Proverb
It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls. - Aristophanes
And them that take the sword shall perish by the sword. - The Bible, Matthew
Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warriors go to war first and then seek to win. - Sun Tzu
A man does not have himself killed for a half-pence a day or for a petty distinction. You must speak to the soul in order to electrify him. - Napoleon Bonaparte
It is not the strongest of the species that survive, but the one most responsive to change. - Charles Darwin
I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds. - J. Robert Oppenheimer
Before that steam drill shall beat me down, I'll die with my hammer in my hand. - from John Henry, the Steel-Driving Man
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. - George Santayana
The haft of the arrow had been feathered with one of the eagle's own plumes. We often give our enemies the means of our own destruction. - Aesop
My kingdom for a horse! - Shakespeare (Richard III)
Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory. - George S. Patton
It is well that war is so terrible, or we should grow too fond of it. - Robert E. Lee
Be extremely subtle, even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious, even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate. - Sun Tzu
Even brute beasts and wandering birds do not fall for the same traps or nets twice. - Saint Jerome
Pale Death beats equally at the poor man's gate and at the palaces of kings. - Horace
Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once. - Shakespeare (Julius Caesar)
In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. - Benjamin Franklin
It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience. - Julius Caesar
Which death is preferable to every other? The unexpected. - Julius Caesar
Every new beginning comes from some other beginnings end. - Seneca the Elder
The gods conceal from men the happiness of death, that they may endure life. - Lucan
While there's life, there's hope. - Cicero
The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living. - Cicero
Give the peasants neither life nor death. - Tokugawa Ieyasu
I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens. - Woody Allen
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time. - Mark Twain
Always believe in yourself. Do this and no matter where you are, you will have nothing to fear. - Hayao Miyazaki 
Not all those who wander are lost. - J. R. R. Tolkien
It's a dangerous business going out your front door. - J. R. R. Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings)
