"The mere fact that [Tommy Atkins] saw himself as a hero, and not as the rough he was, enlisted, more probably, through hunger, and disciplined by fear, tended to make him behave like a hero, as he did on the Ridge of Delhi and in the fog at Inkermann."

-- Esme Cecil Wingfield-Stratford

#Military Quotes #Hero Quotes #Fog Quotes

“Long enough have you dream'd contemptible dreams, Now I wash the gum from your eyes, You must habit yourself to the dazzle of the light and of every moment of your life”
“It takes great generosity to accept generosity.”
“O, from the ancient days always there have been travelers. So why should I grieve?”
“When I was young, I was a hunter, walking wooded hillsides with confident steps and a gun in my hand. I knew the blur of wings, the rocketing form, and the Great Moment that only hunters know, when all existence draws down to two points and a single line. And the universe holds it breath. And what may be and what will be meet and become one - before the echo returns to its source.”

Source : Pete Dunne (1995). “Before the Echo: Essays on Nature”
“(Jim) Landis is such a good player because he plays every day as if he expects to be sent to the minors next week.”
“Sometimes God allows us to be tested because He's preparing us for promotion.”
“Mark Dawidziak is as comfy and entertaining a tour guide through the world of Mark Twain as Twain himself was a tour guide through the world. In other words, Mark Twainâ€™s Guide is such a fun read that the only thing dry about it is the ink.”
“We need not destroy the past. It is gone.”

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