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Philip Sidney quote: "A brave captain is as a root, out of which, as branches, the..."
A brave captain is as a root, out of which, as branches, the courage of his soldiers doth spring Philip Sidney
Government! Three-fourths parasitic and the rest stupid fumbling - oh, Harshaw concluded that man, a social animal, could not avoid government, any more than an individual could escape bondage to his bowels. But simply because an evil was inescapable was no reason to term it "good." He wished that government would wander off and get lost! (96) Robert A. Heinlein
dan brown\The televangelist began quoting verses from the Bible describing hierarchy of angels, demons, and spirits that ruled in heaven and hell. "Protect your souls from evil forces!" He warned them. "Lift your hearts in prayer! God and his angels will hear you!" He's right, Mal'akh knew. But so will the demons. Dan Brown
Richard G. Scott quote: "Our Father expects you to learn how to obtain that divine help..."
Our Father expects you to learn how to obtain that divine help by exercising faith in Him and His Holy Son, Jesus Christ. Richard G. Scott
It won't work,' Mr. Bentley continued, sipping his tea. 'No matter how hard you try to be what you once were, you can only be what you are here and now. Time hypnotizes. When you're nine, you think you've always been nine years old and will always be. When you're thirty, it seems you've always been balanced there on that bright rim of middle life. And then when you turn seventy, you are always and forever seventy. You're in the present, you're trapped in a young now or an old now, but there... Ray Bradbury
It is necessary to take what is common as our guide; however, though this logic is universal, the many live as if each individual has his own private wisdom. Heraclitus
To be together is for us to be at once free as in solitude, as gay as in company. We talk, I believe, all day long: to talk to each other is but more animated and an audible thinking. All my confidence is bestowed on him, all his confidence is devoted to me; we are precisely suited in character - perfect concord is the result. Charlotte Bronte
No one's been in the kitchen since he left it. On the table are his cup, Theo's empty water bottle and, beside it, the remote control. It's stil faintly surprising, this fidelity of objects, sometimes reassuring, sometimes sinister. Ian Mcewan
Carl Hiaasen quote: "Jimmy Lee Baylis was a wise man, and knew better than to talk..."
Jimmy Lee Baylis was a wise man, and knew better than to talk back to the man who signed his paycheck. Carl Hiaasen
What did I tell you, Mr. Pippin?' said Sam, sheathing his sword. 'Wolves won't get him. That was an eye-opener, and no mistake! Nearly singed the hair off my head! J. R. R. Tolkien
I am not impressed by ancestry, since if I could trace my origins to Judas Maccabeus or to King David, that would not add one inch to my stature, either physically, mentally or ethically. What's more, what about all my other ancestors? There must have been uncounted thousands of human beings in the century of King David, all of whom in some small way contributed to my production, and every one of them but King David might have been criminals and drunkards for all I know. (Nor was King David... Isaac Asimov
How pitiful is an intelligence used only to make excuses to quieten the conscience."From Ignazio Silone in his book "Bread and Wine Ignazio Silone
John Wooden quote: "The best thing a father can do for his children is to love..."
The best thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother. John Wooden
Khalil Gibran quote: "Do not the spirits who dwell in the ether envy man his pain?"
Do not the spirits who dwell in the ether envy man his pain? Khalil Gibran
My son, be worthy of your noble name, worthily borne by your ancestors for over five hundred years. Remember it’s by courage, and courage alone, that a nobleman makes his way nowadays. Don’t be afraid of opportunities, and seek out adventures. My son, all I have to give you is fifteen ecus, my horse, and the advice you’ve just heard. Make the most of these gifts, and have a long, happy life. Alexander Dumas

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