"The impossibility of keeping Englishmen sober ashore was a constant source of complaint, It was the great weakness of 16th century English infantrymen, whose performance when sober was admired even by the Spaniards. Already it was true, as it was to be for centuries, that many saw and despised the drunken sailor ashore, but few knew and admired him at his work afloat."

-- Nicholas Rodger

#Sailor Quotes #Saws Quotes #Weakness Quotes

“No one can speak well, unless he thoroughly understands his subject.”
“There is, however, another subject on which the Queen feels most strongly, and that is this horrible, brutalizing, un-Christian-like vivisectionâ€¦It must really not be permitted. It is a disgrace to a civilized country.”
“Farewells can be shattering, but returns are surely worse. Solid flesh can never live up to the bright shadow cast by its absence. Time and distance blur the edges; then suddenly the beloved has arrived, and it's noon with its merciless light, and every spot and pore and wrinkle and bristle stands clear.”
“A lot of the problems teenagers go through, it's better for them to go through them on their own. If you always have a crutch, you don't learn anything.”
“The problem with K-12 education is socialism and the solution is capitalism.”
“A mind set in its ways is wasted. Don't do it.”
“They fight so much for two reasons. One is they don't want to be blamed for breaking the spending caps. And secondly, they don't want to be blamed for spending the Social Security surplus on non-Social Security problems.”
“But if you don't enjoy doing something, you'll be miserable no matter how much money you make.”

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