"He who loathes war, and will do everything in his power to avert it, but who will, in the last extremity, encounter its perils, from love of country and of home--who is willing to sacrifice himself and all that is dear to him in life, to promote the well-being of his fellow-man, will ever receive a worthy homage."

-- John Stevens Cabot Abbott

#Country Quotes #War Quotes #Home Quotes

“Those who are apparently absent can feel more present than the people right in front of you.”
“The old Lie:Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori.”

Source : "Dulce et Decorum Est" l. 21 (written 1918) See Horace 20
“People believe what they see.”
“I don't know, it's very difficult if you're in a strange country to just barge in and say, "Hello, I'm Warren MacKenzie, and aren't you happy to have me as a guest," you know? But artists did accept us and we remained friends for many, many years, many of them as long as they lived; like Lucie Rie and Hans Coper were very good friends, and it was wonderful.”
“Working with my husband, I thought we would be at each other. As close as we are, our styles are so different. But it didn't happen - we were surprised.”
“Poems come out of wonder, not out of knowing.”
“The Christian with depth is the person who has failed and who has learned to live with it.”
“I think sportsmanship is knowing that it is a game, that we are only as a good as our opponents, and whether you win or lose, to always give 100 percent.”

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