I want war for war’s sake!
I want conquest for conquest's sake!
I want victory for victory's sake!
Nothing quite invigorates the spirit of man like victory.
No combatant battles quite like the victory hungry.
I am most inspirited while grasping victory.
So then victory has become my highest desire.
So then I wage wars!
So then I conquest!
So then I may be victorious!
A great victory necessarily requires great struggle.
For an earned victory carries the weight of its struggle.
So then I’ll pursue the biggest lions in the deepest caves.
So their victories may drape over my triumphant shoulders.
These hands want war!
This mind wants conquest!
This spirit wants victory!
My body, mind and soul must be in unison.
Harmoniously playing the songs of war.
A capable physique, a sharp mind and an inspirited soul.
These are the tools that enable the life of battle.
Give me a grueling war!
Give me an arduous conquest!
Give me an effortful victory!
My spirit grumbles with hunger for an onerous victory.
It cries in the midnight hour, begging and pleading for struggle.
My spirit is enthralled by the great trough.
For it has fallen madly in love with the great peak.
So I march into war!
So I march for conquest!
So I march towards victory!
I have grown parched living in this arid desert, void of true glory
So I flash my fangs and sink them into this world.
Through my bloody teeth I howl for an adversary.
From the deeps of my being I bellow out a cry for battle.
Give me war; so I may know of struggle!
Give me conquest; so I may know of adversity!
Give me victory; so I may know of battle!
Salvator Rosa - Saint George and the Dragon - Circa 1670
