Ruin

"Never give up. In the end, even the most harmless drop ruins the hardest stone."

"No punishment, in my opinion, is to great, for the man who can build his greatness upon his country's ruin."

"I wish I wasn’t such a dreamer. I’ve ruined this life for myself."

"If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it."

"Conventional opinion is the ruin of our souls."

"Never ruin an apology with an excuse."

"Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure."

"Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness."

"Pure logic is the ruin of the spirit."

"The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected."