Struggle is the father of all things. It is not by the principles of humanity that man lives or is able to preserve himself above the animal world, but solely by means of the most brutal struggle.Ernst Jünger
We live in a world of danger and uncertainty, but we have armed ourselves with the weapons of the spirit, the most powerful we possess.Ernst Jünger
War is not an aberration, or a mistake, or a crime, but an inescapable part of the divine order of the world.Ernst Jünger
What doesn’t kill me makes me stronger. And what kills me makes me incredibly strong.Ernst Jünger
The war was a schooling in power, in the extreme, it was an immense, brutal drill.Ernst Jünger
Everywhere we looked, we saw the same miracle: that of existence.Ernst Jünger
The aim of battle is victory, the aim of victory is conquest, and the aim of conquest is occupation.Ernst Jünger
Pain is the face of God, and upon it are written all the mysteries of the universe.Ernst Jünger
No cause justifies the deaths of innocent people.Ernst Jünger
War and courage have done more great things than charity. Not your sympathy, but your bravery has saved the unfortunate.Ernst Jünger
As we advanced towards death, we felt a grim satisfaction: we would at least have the honor of falling on the greatest of all battlefields.Ernst Jünger
Death is the fairest thing in the world. No one's ever gotten out of it. The earth turns, the sun fades, but death stands alone.Ernst Jünger