Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: I know a little of navigation: / War, trade, and piracy, allow, / As three in one, no separation.

I know a little of navigation: / War, trade, and piracy, allow, / As three in on — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I know a little of navigation: / War, trade, and piracy, allow, / As three in one, no separation.

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Amerika, du hast es besser—als unser Kontinent, der alte. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Nichts ist höher schätzen als der Werth des Tages. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Nothing is more damaging to a new truth than an old error. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Wer reitet so spät durch Nacht und Wind? Es ist der Vater mit seinem Kind; Er ha — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
In the lost battle, Borne down by the flying, Where mingles war's rattle With gr — Walter Scott
Napoleon healed through sword and fire the sick nation. — Heinrich Heine . See Scherer
Wars produce many stories of fiction , some of which are told until they are bel — Ulysses S. Grant
But what most showed the vanity of life Was to behold the nations all on fire. — James Thomson
National character is only another name for the particular form which the little — Arthur Schopenhauer
When battle approaches, when war arises, the plans of the gods, beloved by the g — Sumerian proverb from Urim
Rhodora! if the sages ask thee why This charm is wasted on the earth and sky, Te — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The painter strives and competes with nature. — Leonardo da Vinci