Quotes from historical figures

[Missouri_Rebel]

Since the place is so quiet why not have a quote thread? There are many great ones throughout history. Let's keep it to people no longer living in an attempt to stay civil.

I'll go first.



“It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.”

― Mark Twain

I'm a huge fan of Twains work and awesome quotes especially the coarse ones.

[Aurelian]

"To have a right estimate of a man's character, we must see him in misfortune."

Napoleon.

[Missouri_Rebel]

Great. And Lincolns thoughts on character,

'Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.'

[waltero]

Demoralize the enemy from within by surprise, terror, sabotage, assassination. This is the war of the future.


Adolf Hitler

[sPzAbt653]

I'm trying to think, but nothing's happening ! [Curly]

[Aurelian]

ORIGINAL: sPzAbt653

I'm trying to think, but nothing's happening ! [Curly]

Every time you think you weaken the nation. (Moe.)

[Missouri_Rebel]

Politicians are like diapers; they need to be changed often, and for the same reason

– Mark Twain

[warspite1]

“I have the body of a weak, feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a King of England too.”

Queen Elizabeth I 1588 addressing the troops at Tilbury ahead of the expected Spanish invasion.

Although I liked the Blackadder version more [;)]

"I may have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and the stomach of a concrete elephant!"

[Aurelian]

'We come to give you liberty and equality, but don't lose your heads about it-the first person who stirs without permission will be shot.'

Marshal of the Empire François Joseph Lefebvre

[ezzler]

Any two western nations combined can defeat Germany.

Providing one of them is England.

{And one of them isn't France}

Admiral Boaty McBoatface RN.
1894. Battle of Dogging Layby

[Zap]

ORIGINAL: Aurelian

ORIGINAL: sPzAbt653

I'm trying to think, but nothing's happening ! [Curly]

Every time you think you weaken the nation. (Moe.)

Larry: Napoleon's dead.

[Gilmer]

"We came, We saw, God Conquered." Jon Sobieski after defeating the Turks, 1683, Vienna.

[Kuokkanen]

"Minä elän"
"I live"
- Last words of Aleksis Kivi

[Max 86]

"I looked up my family tree and found out I was the sap."

"I found there is only one way to look thin: hang out with fat people."

" I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out."

"I get no respect. The way my luck is running, if I was a politician I would be honest."

"I drink too much. The last time I gave a urine sample, it had an olive in it."


Life Philosopher - Rodney Dangerfield

[E]

"Why do we have hot water heaters? Hot water doesn't need heating." - George Carlin

[Max 86]

[font="Arial"]"Politicians and diapers must be changed often, and for the same reason." Mark Twain[/font]

[Aurelian]

Napoleon "The Russians have done us great harm."

Soult "And we them, our bullets were not made of cotton." Battle of Eylau

Ney "What a massacre! And without results." The day after.

[Zorch]

Enough of this one-at-a-time stuff...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comedy/comed ... nny-jokes/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comedy/comed ... n-history/

[Jafele]

A man who lets a woman manipulate him is neither man nor a woman. He´s just nothing.

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

[CGGrognard]

"The object of war is not to die for your country, but to make the other bastard die for his."

General George S. Patton