Fought Battle

Famous quotes containing the words fought and/or battle:

    “My wife and I lived all alone,
    contention was our only bone.
    I fought with her, she fought with me,
    and things went on right merrily.”
    —Robert Creeley (b. 1926)

    “Each reaching and aspiration is an instinct with which all nature consists and cöoperates, and therefore it is not in vain. But alas! each relaxing and desperation is an instinct too. To be active, well, happy, implies courage. To be ready to fight in a duel or a battle implies desperation, or that you hold your life cheap.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)