“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
Author: Ernest Hemingway
Category: war
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Never think that war, no matter how
“Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime.”
— Ernest Hemingway
Author: Ernest Hemingway
Category: war
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About morals, I know only that what
“About morals, I know only that what is moral is what you feel good after and what is immoral is what you feel bad after.”
— Ernest Hemingway
Author: Ernest Hemingway
Category: good
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All good books have one thing in
“All good books have one thing in common – they are truer than if they had really happened.”
— Ernest Hemingway
Author: Ernest Hemingway
Category: good
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There is no lonelier man in death,
“There is no lonelier man in death, except the suicide, than that man who has lived many years with a good wife and then outlived her. If two people love each other there can be no happy end to it.”
— Ernest Hemingway
Author: Ernest Hemingway
Category: good
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Madame, all stories, if continued far enough,
“Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that from you.”
— Ernest Hemingway
Author: Ernest Hemingway
Category: death
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An intelligent man is sometimes forced to
“An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools.”
— Ernest Hemingway
Author: Ernest Hemingway
Category: time
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I like to listen. I have learned
“I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.”
— Ernest Hemingway
Author: Ernest Hemingway
Category: learning
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For a war to be just three
“For a war to be just three conditions are necessary – public authority, just cause, right motive.”
— Ernest Hemingway
Author: Ernest Hemingway
Category: war
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Hesitation increases in relation to risk in
“Hesitation increases in relation to risk in equal proportion to age.”
— Ernest Hemingway
Author: Ernest Hemingway
Category: age
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The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.”
— Ernest Hemingway
Author: Ernest Hemingway
Category: strength
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