"Patriotism is a lively sense of collective responsibility."

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Source : Colonel's Daughter (1931) pt. 1, ch. 6

Richard Aldington

#Military Quotes #Responsibility Quotes #Lively Quotes

“Awake, my soul! Stretch every nerve, And press with vigor on; A heavenly race demands thy zeal, And an immortal crown.”

Source : Philip Doddridge, John Doddridge HUMPHREYS (1839). “Scriptural Hymns ... New and corrected edition, containing many hymns never before printed. Edited ... by ... J. D. Humphreys, etc”, p.232
“Some providences, like Hebrew letters, must be read backwards.”
“The beautiful thing about the law of attraction is that you can begin where you are, and you can begin to think, real thinking, and you can begin to generate within yourself a feeling tone of harmony and happiness. The law will begin to respond to that.”
“You just get injured more often. You take time off, you come back, you get injured again and you never get in shape.”
“I hate a hook. It nauseates me. I could vomit when I see one. It's like a rattlesnake in your pocket.”
“But the standard churchy spirituality doesn't require any real action, courage, or sacrifice from its attendees.”

Source : "The Faith of Leap: Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure & Courage (Shapevine)". Book by Alan Hirsch and Michael Frost, 2011.
“Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time... It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other.”
“Up on the roof Tatiana thought about the evening minute, the minute she used to walk out the factory doors, turn her head to the left even before her body turned, and look for his face. The evening minute as she hurried down the street, her happiness curling her mouth upward to the white sky, the red wings speeding her to him, to look up at him and smile.”

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