“If I have learned anything it is that pity is more intelligent than hatred, that mercy is better than justice, that if one walks around the world with friendly eyes one makes good friends.”
Quotes by Philip Gibbs
“Lip service to Christian ethics was not good enough as an argument for this. Either the heart of the world must be changed by a real obedience to the gospel of Christ or Christianity must be abandoned for a new creed which would give better results between men and nations”
“From the point of view of high generalship those holding attacks had served their purpose pretty well. From the point of view of mother's sons they had been a bloody shambles without any gain. The point of view depends on the angle of vision.”
Philip GibbsSir Philip Gibbs was an English journalist and author, renowned for his vivid accounts of the First World War. As one of only five official British war correspondents during the conflict, he provided ...