Hindu Proverb Quotes

The most demeaning sin is to remain weak in the world. It not only destroys us, but also incites others to attack us with violence.

The one without a sword gets humiliated.

Weakness is provocation.

No one will have mercy on those who cannot defend themselves in the Middle East.

There is no safety where there is no strength.

Weakness invites war.

Desperation, weakness, vulnerability - these things will always be exploited. You need to protect the weak, ring-fence them, with something far stronger than empathy.

The cause of war is preparation for war.

We cannot protect everything, all of the time.

Among other evils which being unarmed brings you, it causes you to be despised.

A defenseless country cannot be secure.

The supposed quietude of a good man allures the ruffian; while on the other hand, arms, like law, discourage and keep the invader and the plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property.

… without the steel helmet and gun barrel, we shall not be able to plant a tree or build a house.... Let us not be afraid to see the hatred that accompanies and consumes the lives of hundreds of thousands of Arabs who sit all around us and wait for the moment when their hands will be able to reach our blood.

I can't protect myself when I'm not facing the play.

Weakness is provocative.

Make yourself sheep and the wolves will eat you.

Among other causes of misfortune which your not being armed brings upon you, it makes you despised.

Slavery is a condition imposed upon individuals or races not sufficiently able to protect or defend themselves, and so long as a race or people expose themselves to the danger of being weak, no one can tell when they will be reduced to slavery.

There is no rampart that will hold out against malice.

Against great advantages in another, there are no means of defending ourselves except love.

Defense doesn't matter enough.

If there are cracks in your armor, your opponent is going to find them.

The golden fleece of self-sufficiency guards against cudgel- blows but not against pin-pricks.

Those who cannot be aggressive are hunted down while they shiver and hide because the night is dark.

Rachel,” came a raspy voice from the upper level, and both Trent and I turned. It was Quen, wrapped in a blanket as if it was a death shroud, the black-haired intern at his side, supporting him. His hair was plastered to his skull with sweat, and I could see him wavering as he stood there. “Don’t touch Trenton,” he said, his gravelly voice clear in the hush, “or I’m going to have to come down there…and smack you around.