Who first said All is fair in love and war?

Answer 1

It traces its origin back to John Lyly's 'Euphues' (1578). The quote was "The rules of fair play do not apply in love and war. " John Lyly was a Renaissance English poet and playwright.

Answer 2

ALL'S FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR -- The rules of hard play are acceptable in war. In someones eyes 'all is fair in love and war" in other words,in a war between love and hate anything is acceptable or fair.

Answer 3

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All is fair in love-we are expected to "follow our hearts." Since the heart is not ours to control, we cannot be blamed if the heart leads us to fall in love with another, or to fall out of love with someone to whom we promised eternal love-and war: by its very definition, war involves (1) inflicting great suffering on an opponent or (2) the endurance of great suffering inflicted upon us. We face the prospect of dying or being killed. If "fairness" intervenes so that a warrior protects the interest of the other, rather than his own interest, then it is not really a war. If we reject biological warfare, it isn't out of fairness that we do so, but because we reason that only by rejecting it can we hope to avoid being subjected to it later.

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Behavior that is unpleasant or not fair is acceptable during an argument or competition.

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Normal morality is often suspended in extreme circumstances.

A variation of it is "All is fair in love and politics".

http://whitehouser.com/elections/barackenstein-and-john-mcgaffe/

Answer 4

Where war is concerned, if you are not the aggressor but the defender then you are only protecting that which is yours. Also following the Geneva Convention in how prisoners are treated and that the civilian population is not targeted.

Regarding love. So long as the individuals are not already married, but single and available, and so long as proper etiquette is followed, I see no reason why you should not follow your heart.

Answer 5

well it depends. using this theory you will probably "win the battle but lose the war..."

love is love.

Answer 6

This is a proverb by an anonymous source.

Answer 7

All is fair when love is war