Man is a military animal, glories in gunpowder, and loves parade.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Man becomes his most creative during war.
The sergeant is the Army.
Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are, and what they ought to be.
To wrap up the idea of 'Parade's End' in a sentence or two, I would say it's a love story in which we see a man with two women, and we know what's attractive about them. And we know why and what they feel about him.
Man has been adjudged a social animal.
Why should we honour those that die upon the field of battle? A man may show as reckless a courage in entering into the abyss of himself.
Leadership involves finding a parade and getting in front of it.
Most of life is routine - dull and grubby, but routine is the momentum that keeps a man going. If you wait for inspiration you'll be standing on the corner after the parade is a mile down the street.
Man is a noble animal, splendid in ashes, and pompous in the grave.
Man is by nature a political animal.