Who said “A handful of soldiers is always better than a mouthful of arguments.”?

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Georg C. Lichtenberg. A published source records them saying or writing it.

SourceNotebook E (1775 - 1776)

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Lichtenberg, G. C. (n.d.). A handful of soldiers is always better than a mouthful of arguments. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/19214-a-handful-of-soldiers-is-always-better-than/

MLA

Lichtenberg, Georg C. “A handful of soldiers is always better than a mouthful of arguments.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/19214-a-handful-of-soldiers-is-always-better-than/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

Lichtenberg, Georg C. “A handful of soldiers is always better than a mouthful of arguments.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/19214-a-handful-of-soldiers-is-always-better-than/.