Winning battles does not necessarily mean progress.Raina
Nine soldiers out of ten are born fools.Bluntschli
You can always tell an old soldier by the inside of his holsters and cartridge boxes. The young ones carry pistols and cartridges; the old ones, grub.Bluntschli
What are the chocolate creams? A bribe? Shame on you!Petkoff
If you don't, I shall take the field myself; the inspiration of my presence will make my gallant countrymen invincible.Raina
I suppose we feed you and lodge you properly when you come to our country on your slumming tours, eh?Catherine
What, a Swiss fighting against us! Oh, you Swiss ought to be ashamed of yourselves!Louka
He’s no coward, Raina. He’s a man who has found something more important than bravery.Catherine
What a man can do and what a man can’t do!Raina
Life is a farce.Bluntschli
War has brought ruin to both great and small: defeat, by the sword, means the end of everything they know and hold dear.George Bernard Shaw
He who can do the most harm can do the most good.George Bernard Shaw
The face of war is not the shouting soldier in battle, but the quiet widow at home.George Bernard Shaw