(noun) A contest, a struggle. Example: "the battle of life"
"Nothing is easier than to get peaceful people to renounce violence, even when they provide no concrete ways to prevent violence from others."
"To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill."
"Every battle is won before it’s ever fought."
"If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak."
"Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle."
"Peace is the only battle worth waging."
"I would challenge you to a battle of wits, but I see you are unarmed!"
"Conform to the enemy's tactics until a favorable opportunity offers; then come forth and engage in a battle that shall prove decisive."
"Know yourself and you will win all battles"
"To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting."
"Real men despise battle, but will never run from it."
"Begin by seizing something which your opponent holds dear; then he will be amenable to your will."