"Conquer yourself rather than the world."
Conquer quotes
261 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
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"When you fear something, learn as much about it as you can. Knowledge conquers fear."
"We must conquer life by living it to the full, and then we can go to meet death with a certain prestige."
"Are there no more worlds that I might conquer?"
"There are no more worlds to conquer!"
"The world belongs to those who set out to conquer it armed with self confidence and good humour."
"Courage consists not in blindly overlooking danger, but in seeing it, and conquering it."
"Who speaks of conquering? To endure is everything."
"There is not a single thing that Jesus cannot change, control, and conquer because he is the living Lord."
"Artillery conquers and infantry occupies."
"To understand pretending is to conquer all barriers of time and space."
"The fate of unborn millions will now depend, under God, on the courage and conduct of this army. We have, therefore, to resolve to conquer or die."
"A conquering army on the border will not be stopped by eloquence."
"Each man begins with his own world to conquer, and his education is the measure of his conquest."
"Self-Conquest is the greatest of victories. Mighty is he who conquers himself."
"A man can only rise, conquer, and achieve by lifting up his thoughts."
"Conquering others takes force, conquering yourself is true strength."
"The finest victory is to conquer one's own heart."
"Conquer all your fears and you'll be amazed at how awesome your life can become."
"I just can't listen to any more Wagner, you know...I'm starting to get the urge to conquer Poland."
"You can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him."