“Some brave chrysanthemums still stood in the country gardens, but they looked like bedraggled survivors of a battle, barely able to hold their tattered banners upright. October was at the gates and autumn was in full retreat.” StillsCountryAbleBattleGardenBraveAutumnGatesSurvivorRetreatOctoberBannerChrysanthemums Author:Patricia Moyes
“Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.” HappinessFightingVictoryBattleAdversityAvoidingRetreatLife HappinessFighting OnFighting BattlesAvoiding Pain Author:Norman Vincent Peale
“I am like a snake who has already bitten. I retreat from a direct battle while knowing the slow effect of the poison.” KnowingEffectsBattleDirectPoisonRetreatSnakes Author:Anais Nin
“The battle, Sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave. Besides, Sir, we have no election. If we were base enough to desire it, it is now too late to retire from the contest. There is no retreat but in submission and slavery! Our chains are forged! Their clanking may be heard on the plains of Boston! The war is inevitable; and let it come! I repeat, Sir, let it come!” IfsMayWarEnoughDesireStrongPresidentHeardRevolutionBattleLateElectionSlaveryBraveActiveChainsInevitableRepeatsToo LateRetiringRetreatContestsSubmissionBostonAmerican RevolutionVigilantForged Author:Patrick Henry