Do the job you were born to do and do it by the book, no other way is acceptable.”
–WL Cox (Hunt–U.S. Marshal)
“A prudent person foresees the danger ahead and takes precautions. The simpleton goes blindly on and suffers the consequences.”
–Proverbs 27:12 (NLT)
When you are hungry, your taste buds become less particular.”
–Brad Denison (The Long Trail)
“Honey seems tasteless to a person who is full, but even bitter food tastes sweet to the hungry.”
–Proverbs 27:7 (NLT)
Comfort, is one of the many things you give up when you take up a life in the wild country.”
–Lou Bradshaw (Driftin’)
“As a door turns back and forth on its hinges, so the lazy person turns over in bed.”
–Proverbs 26:14 (NLT)
Routine had a lulling effect upon the senses, and he knew his security demanded that he be alert at any moment for whatever might come.”
–Louis L’Amour (North to the Rails)
“If the godly compromise with the wicked, it is like polluting a fountain or muddying a spring.”
–Proverbs 25:26 (NLT)