Never dodge a fight. Never start one.

What it means

Picking fights is foolish, and running from them is worse. Stay calm, provoke no one, and stand your ground when it comes. That is the whole code in six words.

The source

"Never dodge a fight. Never start one." This Irish proverb is recorded in MacAdam, 'Six Hundred Gaelic Proverbs', Ulster Journal of Archaeology 6 (1858), no. 191, p. 257. Translated from the original Irish by Spartan Surfers.

"Na seachain a's na h-agair an cath."

Original Irish, MacAdam, 'Six Hundred Gaelic Proverbs', Ulster Journal of Archaeology 6 (1858), no. 191, p. 257. Text read at archive.org.

Who said it

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Questions

What does "Never dodge a fight. Never start one." mean?

Picking fights is foolish, and running from them is worse. Stay calm, provoke no one, and stand your ground when it comes. That is the whole code in six words.

Who said "Never dodge a fight. Never start one."?

Irish proverb. Source: MacAdam, 'Six Hundred Gaelic Proverbs', Ulster Journal of Archaeology 6 (1858), no. 191, p. 257.

What is the original Irish?

Na seachain a's na h-agair an cath. Translated from the original Irish by Spartan Surfers.

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"Never dodge a fight. Never start one." (Irish proverb, MacAdam, 'Six Hundred Gaelic Proverbs', Ulster Journal of Archaeology 6 (1858), no. 191, p. 257, translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/never-dodge-a-fight-never-start-one