Famous Latin Quotes
and Sayings about War
Sed fortuna, quae plurimum potest cum in reliquis rebus tum praecipue in
bello, parvis momentis magnas rerum commutationes efficit; ut tum accidit
(Fortune, which has a great deal of power in other matters but especially in
war, can bring about great changes in a situation through very slight forces).
~ Julius Caesar.
Wars, horrid wars. (Bella horrida bella.)
~ Virgil.
Nervos belli, pecuniam (The nerve of war, money).
~ Cicero.
Silent enim leges inter arma (Laws are silent in times of war).
~ Cicero.
Dulce bellum inexpertis (War is sweet for those who haven't experienced
it).
~ Pindaros.
Love of weapon rages; also the criminal madness of war. (Teli saevit
amor, etiam in criminalibus rabies belli).
~ Virgil, Aeneid (VII.461).
Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum (Let him who wishes for peace prepare for
war).
~ Vegetius.
Blood and destruction shall be so in use, and dreadful objects so
familiar...(Et sic erit ruina sanguinem in usum, ita familiare et metuendus
obiecta...).
~ Mark Antony.
Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war (Tarum et clama dimit canibus quatit).
~ Mark Antony.
Vix ulla tam iniqua pax, quin bello vel aequissimo sit potior (Scarcely is
there any peace so unjust that it is better than even the fairest war).
~ Erasmus.
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