Famous quotes containing the words battles of, battles and/or war:
“Probably the battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton, but the opening battles of all subsequent wars have been lost there.”
—George Orwell (1903–1950)
“In the long run all battles are lost, and so are all wars.”
—H.L. (Henry Lewis)
“The connection between dress and war is not far to seek; your finest clothes are those you wear as soldiers.”
—Virginia Woolf (1882–1941)