John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher (1841~1920)

 John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher (1841~1920)


John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher, GCB, OM, GCVO (25 January 1841 – 10 July 1920)


Quotes·Quotations by John Arbuthnot Fisher


War


¶ The essence of war is violence. Moderation in war is imbecility.


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Ad Mortem Festinamus

Ad Mortem Festinamus



¶ Vita brevis breviter in brevi finietur,
Mors venit velociter quae neminem veretur,
Omnia mors perimit et nulli miseretur.
Ad mortem festinamus peccare desistamus.(Latin)

Life is short, and shortly it will end;
Death comes quickly and respects no one,
Death destroys everything and takes pity on no one.
To death we are hastening, let us refrain from sinning.

¶ Ni conversus fueris et sicut puer factus
Et vitam mutaveris in meliores actus,
Intrare non poteris regnum Dei beatus.
Ad mortem festinamus peccare desistamus. (Latin)

If you do not turn back and become like a child,
And change your life for the better,
You will not be able to enter, blessed, the Kingdom of God.
To death we are hastening, let us refrain from sinning.

Gaudeamus igitur


Gaudeamus igitur


Life

Vita nostra brevis est
Brevi finietur.
Venit mors velociter
Rapit nos atrociter
Nemini parcetur. (Latin)
Our life is brief
Soon it will end.
Death comes quickly
Snatches us cruelly
To nobody shall it be spared.

Aeschines

Aeschines

Aeschines (389–314 BC) was a Greek statesman and one of the ten Attic orators.


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David Starr Jordan (1851-1931)

David Starr Jordan

David Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. (January 19, 1851 – September 19, 1931) was a leading ichthyologist (the study of fish), educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University (Bloomington) and Stanford University.


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John Duke Coleridge (1820-1894)

John Duke Coleridge

John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge PC (3 December 1820 – 14 June 1894) was a British lawyer, judge and Liberal politician. He held the posts, in turn, of Solicitor General for England and Wales, Attorney General for England and Wales, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and Lord Chief Justice of England.

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Margaret Weis

Margaret Weis


@ The goal of the hero is to return (normal) life to the living.
Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, Journey into the Void (2003)

Edwin Arnold

Edwin Arnold

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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi