Battle for the sake of honor may be a fine thing for bards to sing of, but it is no way to preserve one's homeland

If you will not die for us, you cannot ask us to die for you.

Only a battle lost is sadder than a battle won.

The world situation today seems pretty grim, almost everyone ready for a battle or a war. There goes a saying that I give away in the hope it will avoid wars and crisis. The saying is, "Brace yourself for a battle (that Russia seems to be telling the USA) and prepare to win the war".

And having once chosen, never to seek to return to the crossroads of that decision-for even if one chooses wrongly, the choice cannot be unmade.

Stand at the crossroads if you will, but if you'll not choose, I'll move on without you