“Anyway, it was the pattern of his life.  If a bucket was empty, you filled it.  If a wood box was empty, you filled that, too.”      –Louis L’Amour  (The Man From Skibbereen)

“Follow the steps of good men instead, and stay on the [trails] of the righteous.”
–Proverbs 2:29 (NLT)

“You can fight. It’s born in you to take punishment and still plug ahead.”     –Ernest Haycox (Deep West)

“Wisdom will save you from evil people, from those whose speech is corrupt. These people turn from right ways to walk down dark and evil [trails].”      –Proverbs 2:12-13 (NLT)

“I don’t like crooks! I don’t like bullies! They run … a lot of this world, too much of it. But when you see a man who has got the guts to fight them and lick them then it’s your duty to help him.”      –Luke Short (War on the Cimarron)

“He grants a treasure of good sense to the godly. He is their shield, protecting those who walk with integrity. He guards the [trails] of justice and protects those who are faithful to him.”      –Proverbs 2:7-8 (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)

“They rejected my advice and paid no attention when I corrected them. That is why they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way. They must experience the full terror of the [trail] they have chosen.”      –Proverbs 1:30-31 (NLT)