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)

Nothing stays the same.  A man has to go with the times.  No man can put a rope on the past and hope to snub it down.  The best thing is to learn to ride the new trails.”
–Louis L’Amour  (Kilkenny)

“Do not fret because of evildoers; don’t envy the wicked.  For the evil have no future; their light will be snuffed out.”
–Proverbs 24:19-20 (NLT)

A man’s history was like a label to be seen by the world, as permanent as a scar.”
–Ernest Haycox  (Guns of Fury)

“A house is built my wisdom and becomes strong through good sense.”
–Proverbs 24:3 (NLT)

We often value the wrong things.  We can spend our lives working to surround ourselves with things that don’t matter.  We can sacrifice the things that do matter, to gain those things that don’t.”
 –Dan Arnold (Bear Creek)

“Get the truth and don’t ever sell it; also get wisdom, discipline, and discernment.”
–Proverbs 23:23 (NLT)