Quotes for When You Need Peace · Page 121
Serene words to slow down your world and bring you back to stillness.
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“It is a grand thing to see a man thoroughly possessed with one master-passion.”
“A man will do little by firing off his gun if he has not learned to take aim.”
“Every post is honorable in which a man can serve his country.”
“Example, whether it be good or bad, has a powerful influence.”
“Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.”
“All see, and most admire, the glare which hovers round the external trappings of elevated office.”
“To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.”
“Rise early, that by habit it may become familiar, agreeable, healthy, and profitable.”
“It is infinitely better to have a few good men than many indifferent ones.”
“Observe good faith and justice towards all Nations; cultivate peace and harmony with all.”
“Each must in virtue strive for to excel; / That man lives twice that lives the first life well.”
“Let's live with that small pittance that we have; / Who covets more, is evermore a slave.”
“In things a moderation keep: / Kings ought to shear, not skin their sheep.”