T. E. Lawrence Quotes


It is difficult to keep quiet when everything is being done wrong, but the less you lose your temper the greater your advantage. Also then you will not go mad yourself.


Citations

Lawrence, T. E. "Twenty-Seven Articles." The Arab Bulletin, 20 Aug. 1917.

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T. E. Lawrence
T. E. Lawrence
  • Born: August 16, 1888
  • Died: May 19, 1935
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Soldier

Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence CB DSO was a British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer who became renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt (1916–1918) and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915–1918) against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. The breadth and variety of his activities and associations, and his ability to describe them vividly in writing, earned him international fame as Lawrence of Arabia, a title used for the 1962 film based on his wartime activities.