"My life has been devoted to arms, yet I look upon war at all times, and under all circumstances, as a national calamity to be avoided if compatible with national honor."

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Source : Zachary Taylor, S. HORN (1848). “All the Letters of Major General Z. Taylor: Anecdotes of rough and ready: Songs of Old Zach's Campaigns, etc. [Edited by] S. Horn”, p.10

Zachary Taylor

#War Quotes #Honor Quotes #Arms Quotes

“A simple smile. That's the start of opening your heart and being compassionate to others.”
“I would rather be hated every damn day of my life for being real than loved for being something I'm not.”

Source : "Aubrey O'day And D. Woods Kicked Out Of Danity Kane, Diddy Announces" by Jocelyn Vena, www.mtv.com. October 15, 2008.
“We may not realize it, but a crucial step in building a healthy economy is helping people move from welfare to work.”
“One of the greatest gifts my father gave me - unintentionally - was witnessing the courage with which he bore adversity. We had a bit of a rollercoaster life with some really challenging financial periods. He was always unshaken, completely tranquil, the same ebullient, laughing, jovial man.”
“The shoulders of a borrower are always a little straighter than those of a beggar.”
“When I wrote the Anita Hill book I believed everything I wrote was accurate.”
“Do you not see how necessary a world of pains and troubles is to school an intelligence and make it a soul?”
“Real joy is not found in having the best of everything but in trusting that God is making the best of everything.”

Source : Twitter post from Feb 04, 2016

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