Conquer

Famous quotes containing the word conquer:

“Women can more easily conquer their passion than their coquetterie.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

“It was not reason that besieged Troy; it was not reason that sent forth the Saracen from the desert to conquer the world; that inspired the crusades; that instituted the monastic orders; it was not reason that produced the Jesuits; above all, it was not reason that created the French Revolution. Man is only great when he acts from the passions; never irresistible but when he appeals to the imagination.”
—Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881)

“Although the left hand may conquer the right, no advantage is gained.”
—Chinese proverb.