Top 53 Fighting Quotes

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Fighting is not always the best thing. However, sometimes you need to fight for what you believe in. With that in mind, check out the top 53 fighting quotes.

#53 – 50. Fighting Quotes

53. An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind. Mahatma Gandhi

52. The full value of this life can only be got by fighting; the violent take it by storm. And if we have accepted everything we have missed something — war. This life of ours is a very enjoyable fight, but a very miserable truce. G. K. Chesterton

51. It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up. Vince Lombardi

50. You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it. Margaret Thatcher

#49 – 40. Fighting Quotes

49. Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe. John Milton

48. It is easier to fight for one’s principles than to live up to them. Alfred Adler

47. There was no such thing as a fair fight. All vulnerabilities must be exploited. Cary Caffrey

46. There s a moment in fighting when strength of muscle ain t everything because enemy has already given you enough energy to gain the victory. Toba Beta

45. If you can’t go back to your mother’s womb, you’d better learn to be a good fighter. Anchee Min

44. A quarrel between friends, when made up, adds a new tie to friendship. St. Francis de Sales

43. He who hesitates, meditates in a horizontal position. Ed Parker

42. The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights. Muhammad Ali

41. As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed. Vincent Van Gogh

40. Whenever we want to combat our enemies, first and foremost we must start by understanding them rather than exaggerating their motives. Criss Jami

#39 – 30. Fighting Quotes

39. Once we have a war there is only one thing to do. It must be won. For defeat brings worse things than any that can ever happen in war. Ernest Hemingway

38. Quarrel? Nonsense; we have not quarreled. If one is not to get into a rage sometimes, what is the good of being friends? George Eliot

37. Wise men do not quarrel with each other. Danish Proverb

36. Martial arts is not about fighting; it’s about building character. Bo Bennett

35. That is the whole secret of successful fighting. Get your enemy at a disadvantage; and never, on any account, fight him on equal terms. George Bernard Shaw

34. Nobody can hurt me without my permission. Mahatma Gandhi

33. If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles. Sun Tzu

32. Everyone has a plan until they’ve been hit. Joe Lewis

31. Blood is just red sweat. Enson Inoue

30. Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat. Sun Tzu

#29 – 20. Fighting Quotes

29. The foolish race of mankind are swarming below in the night; they shriek and rage and quarrel — and all of them are right. Heinrich Heine

28. Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting. Sun Tzu

27. War means fighting, and fighting means killing. Nathan Bedford Forrest

26. First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, and then you win. Mahatma Gandhi

25. Fights begin and end with handshakes. Cameron Conaway

24. Older men declare war. But it is youth that must fight and die. Herbert Hoover

23. People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes. Abigail Van Buren

22. There’s a moment in fighting when strength of muscle ain’t everything  because enemy has already given you enough energy to gain the victory. Toba Beta

21. Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting. Napoleon Hill

20. Where there is only a choice between cowardice and violence, I would advise violence. Mohandas Gandhi

#19 – 10. Fighting Quotes

19. A fight is not won by one punch or kick. Either learn to endure or hire a bodyguard. Bruce Lee

18. To gain a crown by fighting is great, to reject it divine. Friedrich Schiller

17. You must not fight too often with one enemy, or you will teach him all your art of war. Napoleon Bonaparte

16. We shall heal our wounds, collect our dead and continue fighting. Mao Tse-Tung

15. Never contend with a man who has nothing to lose. Baltasar Gracin Y Morales

14. Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory. Norman Vincent Peale

13. All the war-propaganda, all the screaming and lies and hatred, comes invariably from people who are not fighting. George Orwell

12. Of old the expert in battle would first make himself invincible and then wait for his enemy to expose his vulnerability. Sun Tzu

11. You will never be entirely comfortable. This is the truth behind the champion he is always fighting something. To do otherwise is to settle. Julien Smith

10. In a way fighting was just like using magic. You said the words, and they altered the universe. By merely speaking you could create damage and pain, cause tears to fall, drive people away, make yourself feel better, make your life worse. Lev Grossman

#9 – 1. Fighting Quotes

9. To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting. Sun Tzu

8. I’m tired of fighting. I’ve always known that I can’t be an action star all my life. Jackie Chan

7. For to win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill. Sun Tzu

6. You cannot love a thing without wanting to fight for it. G. K. Chesterton

5. Let him that is without stone among you cast the first thing he can lay his hands on. Robert Frost

4. To do anything truly worth doing, I must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in with gusto and scramble through as well as I can. Og Mandino

3. I learned long ago, never to wrestle with a pig, you get dirty; and besides, the pig likes it. George Bernard Shaw

2. Wisdom is merely the movement from fighting life to embracing it. Rasheed Ogunlaru

1. Some Warriors look fierce, but are mild. Some seem timid, but are vicious. Look beyond appearances; position yourself for the advantage. Deng Ming-Dao

Ideas for the top 53 fighting quotes come from the following sources.^[1]Wise Old Sayings – Fighting Sayings and Quotes^[2]Mighty Fighter – TOP 30 GREATEST FIGHTING QUOTE