Franz Marc

Blue is the male principle, stern and spiritual. Yellow the female principle, gentle, cheerful and sensual. Red is matter, brutal and heavy and always the colour which must be fought and vanquished by the other two.

German Artist

Gustav Stresemann

If one seeks to analyze experiences and reactions to the first postwar years, I hope one may say without being accused of bias that it is easier for the victor than for the vanquished to advocate peace.

German Politician

Hideki Tojo

Justice has nothing to do with victor nations and vanquished nations, but must be a moral standard that all the world's peoples can agree to. To seek this and to achieve it - that is true civilization.

Japanese General

Buddy Ebsen

Remember, that of all the elements that comprise a human being, the most important, the most essential, the one that will sustain, transcend, overcome and vanquish obstacles is - Spirit!

American Actor

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Philosophy finds it an easy matter to vanquish past and future evils, but the present are commonly too hard for it.

French Writer

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva

My greatest desire is that the hope that has overcome fear in my country will help vanquish it around the world.

Brazilian Politician

Pierre de Coubertin

The important thing in life is not victory but combat; it is not to have vanquished but to have fought well.

French Leader

Virgil

There should be no strife with the vanquished or the dead.

Roman Poet

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The rapture of pursuing is the prize the vanquished gain.

American Poet

Ovid

All love is vanquished by a succeeding love.

Use 'vanquish' when referring to defeating enemies, like in wars, fights, or competitive games.

Battle Context

'Vanquish' implies a decisive or complete victory, often against a strong opponent.

Complete Victory

The word 'vanquish' has a formal, literary tone and might sound dramatic in casual speech.

Formal Tone

Use 'vanquish' to describe overcoming strong internal struggles, like fears or doubts.

Emotional Conquest

This use of 'vanquish' often appears in self-help or motivational contexts.

Psychological Context

'Vanquish' in this sense is a metaphor for winning a non-physical battle.

Metaphorical Victory

 If we could learn how to shut down these lines of communication, we'd have a better shot at vanquishing a tumor permanently. Additionally, mounting evidence suggests we'll need to figure out how to eradicate cancer stem cells. These are rare but seem to have special properties that make them resistant to chemotherapy and radiation.

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 or why the knight so often appears to be losing. The snail might be a symbol of the inevitability of death, which defeats even the strongest knights. Or it could represent humility, and a knight’s need to vanquish his own pride. Many illuminated manuscripts were copies of religious or classical texts,

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 They must pass three trials of wisdom, and only then can the day vanquish the night. Helped by the flute's magic power, the two youths overcome these trials and the Queen's attempts to sabotage them. They're finally initiated into the temple having restored balance to the kingdom.

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 writing and it wasn't long before we started recording more than bushels of grain writing allowed us to save our thoughts and send them much further space and time tiny markings on a clay tablet became a means for us to vanquish mortality it shook the world

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 And why is it true? Smallpox. Smallpox killed billions of people on this planet. It reshaped the demography of the globe in a way that no war ever has. It's gone. It's vanished. We vanquished it. Puff. In the rich world,

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 one of the hero twins known to all for having vanquished the lords of the underworld. A new race of humans was created, made from maize. This state of balance was not to last, however.

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