Sayings about Defense & Attack
Attack is the best form of defense. ~ Traditional Proverb
The attack tames the beast. ~ French Proverb
A strong attack is half the battle won. ~ Spanish Proverbs
Great care is no defense against Fate. ~ Arabian Proverbs
When your enemies attack, bathe in their blood. ~ Islamic Proverb
A tree never hits an automobile except in self-defense. ~ American Proverbs
God defend me from my friends; from my enemies I can defend myself. ~ Traditional Proverb
Even the lion has to defend himself against flies. ~ German Proverbs
An accuser may not act as a defender. ~ Hebrew Proverb
Admission by the defendant is worth a hundred witnesses. ~ Hebrew Proverb
A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom. ~ Chinese Proverb
A man without a woman cannot defend himself against seductions. ~ Hebrew Proverb
Quotations about Defense & Attack
Harsh necessity, and the newness of my kingdom, force me to do such things and to guard my frontiers everywhere. ~ Virgil
He who attacks must vanquish. He who defends must merely survive. ~ Master Kahn
I would rather be attacked than unnoticed. For the worst thing you can do to an author is to be silent as to his works. An assault upon a town is a bad thing; but starving it is still worse. ~ Samuel Johnson
A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God’s truth is attacked and yet would remain silent. ~ John Calvin
The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten. ~ Calvin Coolidge
Every man who attacks my belief, diminishes in some degree my confidence in it, and therefore makes me uneasy; and I am angry with him who makes me uneasy. ~ Samuel Johnson
Before you give up hope, turn back and read the attacks that were made on Lincoln. ~ Bruce Barton
You can ensure the success of your attacks if you only attack places that are undefended. You can ensure the safety of your defense if you only hold positions that cannot be attacked. Therefore, that general is skillful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skillful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack. ~ Sun Tzu
When in fear, it is safest to force the attack. ~ Marcus Annaeus Seneca
Men rise from one ambition to another: first, they seek to secure themselves against attack, and then they attack others. ~ Niccolo Machiavelli
Courage is the best slayer — courage which attacketh, for in every attack there is the sound of triumph. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche
No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time of peace, or ensure it of victory in time of war. ~ Calvin Coolidge
Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack. ~ Sun Tzu
Free nations are peaceful nations. Free nations don’t attack each other. Free nations don’t develop weapons of mass destruction. ~ George W. Bush
Problems worthy of attack prove their worth by hitting back. ~ Piet Hein
Any terrorism is an attack on libertarian values. ~ P. J. O’Rourke
Most of the fear that spoils our life comes from attacking difficulties before we get to them. ~ Frank Crane
We’re in greater danger today than we were the day after Pearl Harbor. Our military is absolutely incapable of defending this country. ~ Ronald Reagan
There is no way to penetrate the surface of life but by attacking it earnestly at a particular point. ~ Charles Horton Cooley
Invincibility lies in the defence; the possibility of victory in the attack. ~ Sun Tzu
We clearly realize that freedom’s inner kingdom cannot be touched by exterior attacks. ~ Vernon Howard
They say that the best defense is offense, and I intend to start offending right now. ~ Captain (Star Trek) James T. Kirk
Defence is our best attack. ~ Jay Weatherill
We must take care always to keep ourselves, by suitable establishments, in a respectable defensive posture. ~ George Washington
As soon as the fear approaches near, attack and destroy it. ~ Chanakya
Self-defense is Nature’s eldest law. ~ John Dryden
My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack. ~ Ferdinand Foch
There is always more spirit in attack than in defence. ~ Livy
In politics, yesterday’s lie is attacked only to flatter today’s. ~ Jean Rostand
There are two things which cannot be attacked in front: ignorance and narrow-mindedness. They can only be shaken by the simple development of the contrary qualities. They will not bear discussion. ~ Lord Acton
I don’t think that you can let the storms of life overwhelm you. When you do that, you are no better than the craziness that caused you to be under attack. ~ T. D. Jakes
The art of living is more like that of wrestling than of dancing; the main thing is to stand firm and be ready for an unseen attack. ~ Marcus Aurelius
For among other evils caused by being disarmed, it renders you contemptible; which is one of those disgraceful things which a prince must guard against. ~ Niccolo Machiavelli
Our capacity to retaliate must be, and is, massive in order to deter all forms of aggression. ~ John Foster Dulles
In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins. ~ Ulysses S. Grant
The principal act of courage is to endure and withstand dangers doggedly rather than to attack them. ~ Thomas Aquinas
Society attacks early, when the individual is helpless. ~ B. F. Skinner
I need not fear my enemies because the most they can do is attack me. I need not fear my friends because the most they can do is betray me. But I have much to fear from people who are indifferent. ~ Russian Proverb
Attack life, it’s going to kill you anyway. ~ Steven Coallier
I try not to be proud. I try to actively attack pride. ~ Nicolas Cage
When I am attacked by gloomy thoughts, nothing helps me so much as running to my books, They quickly absorb me and banish the clouds from my mind. ~ Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
Suggested readings : Logical Self-defense.
