The only way human beings can win a war is to prevent it. George C. Marshall
One is left with the horrible feeling now that war settles nothing that to win a war is as disastrous as to lose one. Agatha Christie
You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake. Jeannette Rankin
The Imperial Service could win a war without coffee, but would prefer not to have to. Lois McMaster Bujold
To win a war quickly takes long preparation. Latin Proverb
Destroying an Empire to win a war is no victory. And ending a battle to save an Empire is no defeat. Klingon Proverb