A man can stand for a lot of pushing if he has to. ‘Specially when he has his reasons. But there are some things a man can’t take. Not if he’s to go on living with himself.”
–Jack Schafer (Shane)
“I have refused to walk on any evil [trail], so that I may remain obedient to your word.”
–Psalm 119:101 (NLT)
The fruits–I’ll read ‘flowers’–of the Spirit are love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, self-control, and some of these grow only in the canyon.”
–Ralph Connor (The Sky Pilot)
“Make me walk along the [trail] of your commands, for that is where my happiness is found.”
–Psalm 119:35 (NLT)
They’re men made of rawhide and iron, and they don’t die easy. It’s what meat and beans and a lot of hard work and fresh air will do for you.”
–Louis L’Amour (Reilly’s Luck)
“They have made God’s law their own, so they will never slip from his [trail].”
–Psalm 37:31 (NLT)
If you have the guts to take it the hard way, you’ll get a lot more out of life.”
–William MacLeod Raine (Rustlers’ Gap)
“You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.”
–Psalm 65:11 (NLT)