Explore Quotations, Proverbs & Sayings
Welcome to the biggest collection of quotations, proverbs and sayings! If you are looking for a specific quotation, proverb or saying, check our universal database. We have collected over 150,000 inspirational quotations, funny quotations, movie quotations, famous proverbs and cute sayings that we would like to share with you. Find quotations, proverbs and sayings for any occasion and view them all for free.
Browse quotations by author, topic or keyword.
Browse Authors:
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
(Click a letter to view the authors)
Letter "W" » William Tecumseh Sherman Quotes
(Click a letter to view the authors)
«War is cruelty. There's no use trying to reform it. The crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.»
«It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, more vengeance, more desolation. War is hell.»
«If nominated, I will not accept; if drafted, I will not run; if elected, I will not serve.»
Author: William Tecumseh Sherman
(General)
| About:
Defiance,
Individuality
| Keywords:
elected, nominate, nominated, nominating
«If I had my choice I would kill every reporter in the world but I am sure we would be getting reports from hell before breakfast.»
Author: William Tecumseh Sherman
(General)
| Keywords:
breakfast, From Hell, reporter, reports, The Reporter
«Every attempt to make war easy and safe will result in humiliation and disaster»
«You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than I will. War is cruelty, and you cannot refine it; and those who brought war into our country deserve all the curses and maledictions a people can pour out. I know I had no hand in making this war, and I know I will make more sacrifices to-day than any of you to secure peace.»
Author: William Tecumseh Sherman
(General)
| Keywords:
curses, harsher, pour, pour out, qualify, refine, sacrifices
«Grant stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk, and now we stand by each other.»
«In our Country . . . one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out.»
«Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it.»
«If the people raise a great howl against my barbarity and cruelty, I will answer that war is war, and not popularity seeking»
Get access to over 800,000 college papers on the most popular topics for only $14.95/month.
Buy essay, term paper or research paper on the specific topic at a cheap price and get a discount!
Buy essay, term paper or research paper on the specific topic at a cheap price and get a discount!
