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Line 1: {{trope}} {{quote\|''"Rommel, you [[Magnificent Bastard]], I read your book!"''\|'''Gen. George S. Patton Jr., [[Patton]]'''}} Line 15 ⟶ 16: {{quote\|The only enemy worth your admiration is one who has accepted the superiority of mankind and knelt before you to be executed. All others are to be despised. [[Defied Trope\|Honor means nothing when it is used to oppose the Emperor's will.]]\|'''The Catechisms Martial''', ''[[Warhammer ~~40000~~40,000]]''}} Line 32 ⟶ 33: '''Levantine''': [[Gratuitous German\|Danke]]. '''Signum''': If I didn't have a goal I must achieve, I'd let my heart out a little to play in this battle, but for my allies and friends, I can no longer stay that way. I don't have the confidence to say that I'll finish this without killing you. Can you forgive my immaturity? '''Fate''': I couldn't care less. I will be the one to win after all.\|''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha AsA's]]''.}} Line 59 ⟶ 60: {{quote\|'''Massena''': ''"My lord, you owe me dinner for you positively made me starve."'' '''Wellington''': ''"You should give it to me, Marshall, for you prevented me from sleeping."'' \|Spoken at a diplomatic dinner in France in 1814, from ''The War of Wars: The Great European Conflict'' by Robert Harvey}} {{quote\|''The courage of your enemy honors you.''\|Chinese proverb}} Line 86 ⟶ 87: {{quote\|''"You're a magnificent opponent, [[Superman]]. But even you must realize it's hopeless."''\|'''[[Darkseid]]''', ''[[Superman: The Animated Series]]''}} {{quote\|Ahiyeaftah was a young caligrapher forced to defend her family's ~~honorafter~~honor after her father was insulted by a female from a rival clan. It was her first duel, and though her opponent was no stronger everyone knew that Ahiyeaftah was much less skillful. She approached her father and asked: "Teach me how to begin a duel, so that although I must lose this fight, I will not disgrace our family." Her father obliged, instructing her in the basic fighting stances. On the day of the duel, Ahiyeaftah assumed one of these positions and stood fearlessly immobile, because she knew nothing more. Her opponent circled for a while, finding no weakness in the stance. At length, she deliberately cut herself on one of Ahiyeaftah's dewclaws, saying, "I submit to the stronger spirit." Both clans gained honor; the insult was forgotten,and they formed an alliance. <ref>lifted from a Japanese story about a master of tea ceremony</ref> \|[[GURPS]] [[Traveller]] ''Alien Races 2'' }} {{quote\|Jem'~~hader~~hadar captain: ''Prepare yourself. I've found you a worthy opponent.'' Worf: ''Where is he?'' Jem'~~hader~~hadar captain: ''Right in front of you.''\|[[Deep Space Nine]] }} {{quote\|Jem'~~hader~~hadar captain: ''I can't beat this Klingon. All I can do is kill him. And that no longer interests me.''\|[[Deep Space Nine]] }} Line 118 ⟶ 119: {{quote\|The destroyer edged closer and closer...Bobby Chastain swimming no more then fifty feet from the ship's port side, could see the sailors lined up by the rail...It was then that Carter realized what was going on. "It appeared to me that every man on deck was standing at attention, like a muster, giving us one big salute."...Carter wrote, "I'm sure of one thing...she appreciated a fighting lady...''USS Johnston.''''\|Survivors in water watch passing Japanese ship from ''Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors'' by James D. Hornfischer}} More men were climbing the trail hither. While they numbered only a score they were of many sorts, not only soldiers, but workmen, serfs, slaves. Rank on Earth counted for nothing before Ahura Mazda.▼ ▲{{quote\|More men were climbing the trail hither. While they numbered only a score they were of many sorts, not only soldiers, but workmen, serfs, slaves. Rank on Earth counted for nothing before Ahura Mazda. As it did not before the Lord of the Christians...but they welcomed women to their services, passed fleetingly through Gratillonius. His father, his brother, himself, followed Mithras; but his mother had been Christian and so, by amicable agreement, were his sisters raised. Could that alone be the reason Christ was triumphing?\|Roman soldier muses over the controversy between religions in ''[[The King of Ys]]'' series by [[Poul Anderson]].}} {{quote\|''"General Lee, sacrificing himself for what he felt was his duty, was no less great after Appomattox."''\|'''[[Calvin Coolidge]]'''}} ~~Roman soldier muses over the controversy between religions in ''The King of Ys'' series by Poul Anderson.~~ {{reflist}} [[Category:Worthy Opponent]]▼ [[Category:Quotes]] ▲[[Category:~~Worthy Opponent~~{{TOPLEVELPAGE}}]]