Quotes

[Bacpacker]

I got this idea from another forum I frequent. But when I saw the following quote I decided it was time to share it here.

" My religious beliefs teach me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time of my death. I do not concern myself with that, but to be always ready whenever it may overtake me. That is the way all men should live, and all men would be equally brave ". Stonewall Jackson.

 

[Bacpacker]

And this one I found today.

"The overwhelming majority of information is classified to protect pitiful security, not national security." Julian Assange

 

[phideaux]

“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” — George Bernhard Shaw

Jim

 

[randyt]

"you may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you" Leon Troskey

"perhaps the meek shall inherit the earth, but they'll do it in very small plots....about 6'x3' " Robert Heinlein

" a true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him" Chesterton


" violence, naked force, has settled more disputes in history than has any other factor and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms" Robert Heinlein

 

[Neb]

“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” — George Bernhard Shaw

Jim

Hmmmm...

George Bernhard Shaw is not high on my list of wise philosophers.



A quote from an old boss goes;

"Ben, when you are running in the dark, it is the lead sled dog that runs into the tree." (Earnie Dale, circa 1990)

Ben

 

[Cabin Fever]

 

[Cabin Fever]

 

[Cabin Fever]

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness. (Isaiah 41:10)

 

[Bacpacker]

We the people are the rightful masters of both congress and the courts , not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who would pervert the Constitution . Abraham Lincoln

 

[Bacpacker]

Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18

 

[Bacpacker]

You are never out of the fight. Marcus Luttrell

 

[bkt]

"It is better to be despised by the despicable than admired by the admirable." -Kurt Hofmann via Mike Vanderboegh

 

[bkt]

"If you judge a whole group based on the worst actions of the worst member of that group, you are the worst member of your group." -Scott Adams (in response to CNN's Don Lemon)

 

[Cabin Fever]

Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight. My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me. (Private Jackson, "Saving Private Ryan")

 

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[Alaskajohn]

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My father, who served three tours over Vietnam, had that frame on the wall next to an incased American flag and a picture of the actual BUFF he flew during two of this three tours. I am thankful the Lord took my father a few years ago as what is happening today would have ate him up from the inside.

 

[Alaskajohn]

“Eight and a half miles can be covered in minutes in a car on an expressway, but what does a man see? What he gains in time he loses in benefit to his body and mInd.”

“To look around at what you have accomplished in a day gives a man a good feeling. Too many men work on parts of things. Doing a job to completeness satisfies a man.”

“I have found that some of the simplest things have given me the most pleasure. They didn't cost me a lot of money either. They just worked on my senses. Did you ever pick very large blueberries after a summer rain? Walk through a grove of cottonwoods? Pull on dry woolen socks after you've peeled off the wet ones? Come in out of the subzero and shiver yourself warm in front of a wood fire? The world is full of such things.”

― Richard Proenneke, One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey

 

[Alaskajohn]

 

[jazzy]

hat a terrific thread idea backpacker, , i love quotes and look forawrd to joining in. i used to save lots of quotes i liked and had several pages.....now if i can only find them, lol

 

[jazzy]

"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing." -Walt Disney

 

[jazzy]

"When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.

 

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[200years2late]

"He is richest who is content with the least."
Socrates

 

[jazzy]

"The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

 

[jazzy]

That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history.
Aldous Huxley

 

[jazzy]

 

[jazzy]

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.

 

[jazzy]

“An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets, the more interested he is in her.” – Agatha Christie

 

[jazzy]

Marriage lets you annoy one special person for the rest of your life.” – Unknown


“Marriage is not just spiritual communion, it is also remembering to take out the trash.”



“My husband has made me laugh. Wiped my tears. Hugged me tight. Watched me succeed. Seen me fail. Kept me strong. My husband is a promise that I will have a friend forever.

“Husband and wife relationships are like the relationship of Tom and Jerry. Though they are teasing and fighting, but can’t live without each other.” – Unknown

 

[jazzy]

“There is no worse tyranny than to force a man to pay for what he does not want merely because you think it would be good for him.”
― Robert A. Heinlein