Piers Anthony Quotes

Warriors make wars, but it is also true that, in what has so far been an endless reproductive cycle, war makes warriors.

It is said the warrior's is the twofold Way of pen and sword, and he should have a taste for both Ways. Even if a man has no natural ability he can be a warrior by sticking assiduously to both divisions of the Way.

You are not mechanics, you are warriors. You have been trained, not to think, but to do.

When you’re working with Army and Marine Corps units, you immediately notice a difference. The Army is pretty tough, but their performance can depend on the individual unit. Some are excellent, filled with hoorah and first-class warriors. A few are absolutely horrible; most are somewhere in between. In my experience, Marines are gung ho no matter what. They will all fight to the death. Every one of them just wants to get out there and kill. They are bad-ass, hard-charging mothers.

I miss the good old days when Daimons were warriors and combat trained. The ones I found tonight knew nothing about fighting, and I’m sick of the whole ‘my gun will solve all’ mentality. (Wulf)

A Warrior is always vigilant.

A rule of thumb for a warrior is that he makes his decisions so carefully that nothing that may happen as a result of them can surprise him, much less drain his power.

Common sense in religion is rare, and we are too often trying to be heroic instead of just ordinarily good and kind.

The restraining grace of common sense is the mark of all valid minds.

How great a quality is horse sense! Someone has defined it as that something which keeps horses from betting on men!

A Warrior of the Light does not accept gifts from his enemy.

It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.

We of Macedon for generations past have been trained in the hard school of danger and war

A Warrior does not go into battle without knowing the limitations of his ally.

The English are terribly lazy about fighting. They like to get it over and done with and then set up a game of cricket.

We should never lose sight of the ethos that has made the Marine Corps - where 'every Marine is a rifleman' - one of America's cherished institutions and one of the world's most feared and respected fighting forces

Common sense and nature will do a lot to make the pilgrimage of life not too difficult.

Do not shun this maxim because it is common-place. On the contrary, take the closest heed of what observant men, who would probably like to show originality, are yet constrained to repeat. Therein lies the marrow of the wisdom of the world.

If I point to anything that makes me who I am, it's that I have a whole lot of common sense. I've got a good mind and a good ability to read people and situations.

Common sense among men of fortune is rare.

To become an ace a fighter must have extraordinary eyesight, strength, and agility, a huntsman's eye, coolness in a pinch, calculated recklessness, a full measure of courage and occasional luck!

India was not a pacifist country at all. India placed great emphasis on the higher value on... on violence. But it was never a substitute for not doing anything, or for cowardice.

In contrast to logic, there is common sense, or still better, the Spirit of Reasonableness.

The most uncommon form of intelligence is common sense.

A warrior does not beg for his life. ~Izuru Kira