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joshuaV
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When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
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Joshua V.G.
GO NAVY SEALs!!!
The only easy day was yesterday.
The nation which forgets it's defenders, will itself be forgotten.
 
Eternal Father, faithful friend,
Be quick to answer those we send
In brotherhood and urgent trust,
On hidden missions dangerous,
O hear us when we cry to Thee,
For SEALs in air, on land, and sea
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karlV
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When the principles that run against your deepest convictions begin to win the day, then the battle is your calling, and peace has become sin. You must at the price of dearest peace lay your convictions bare before friend and enemy with all the fire of your faith.
~Abraham Kuyper~
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"Adversity toughens manhood, and the characteristic of the good or great man, is not that he has been exempted from the evils of life, but that he has surmounted them." -Patrick Henry-
“Skiing indeed. Why should a man want to ski? Is there not enough sadness in life without fixing two planks to your feet, and going around jumping off mountains? Remember this: it’s just a short step from skiing to yodeling.”
~P.G. Wodehouse~
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karlV
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I agree! You have like, 22 posts on pages 15/16 back there! "If you don't know who the wife of the father of the nephew of the King of the Hidden City of Gondolin was, then you need to do some serious studying." ~Anonymous 
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"Adversity toughens manhood, and the characteristic of the good or great man, is not that he has been exempted from the evils of life, but that he has surmounted them." -Patrick Henry-
“Skiing indeed. Why should a man want to ski? Is there not enough sadness in life without fixing two planks to your feet, and going around jumping off mountains? Remember this: it’s just a short step from skiing to yodeling.”
~P.G. Wodehouse~
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jeremyV
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Really? Well, here is another.
Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.
- John Kenneth Galbraith
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-John Buchan
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joshuaV
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"I'm fed up to the ears with old men dreaming up wars for young men to die in."
-George McGovern
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Joshua V.G.
GO NAVY SEALs!!!
The only easy day was yesterday.
The nation which forgets it's defenders, will itself be forgotten.
Eternal Father, faithful friend,
Be quick to answer those we send
In brotherhood and urgent trust,
On hidden missions dangerous,
O hear us when we cry to Thee,
For SEALs in air, on land, and sea
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karlV
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"Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens."
"It's a job that's never started that takes the longest to finish."
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."
"It's a dangerous business going out your front door."
~John Ronald Reuel Tolkien~
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"Adversity toughens manhood, and the characteristic of the good or great man, is not that he has been exempted from the evils of life, but that he has surmounted them." -Patrick Henry-
“Skiing indeed. Why should a man want to ski? Is there not enough sadness in life without fixing two planks to your feet, and going around jumping off mountains? Remember this: it’s just a short step from skiing to yodeling.”
~P.G. Wodehouse~
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joshuaV
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"I don't know half of you, half as much as I should like, and I like half of you, half as much as you deserve."
~If you don't know...~
~Bilbo Baggins~
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Joshua V.G.
GO NAVY SEALs!!!
The only easy day was yesterday.
The nation which forgets it's defenders, will itself be forgotten.
Eternal Father, faithful friend,
Be quick to answer those we send
In brotherhood and urgent trust,
On hidden missions dangerous,
O hear us when we cry to Thee,
For SEALs in air, on land, and sea
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karlV
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 Re: Quotation and Commentary "Adversity toughens manhood, and the characteristic of the good or great man, is not that he has been exempted from the evils of life, but that he has surmounted them." -Patrick Henry-
I drew this quote from "Give me Liberty" by David Vaughan. It was written by Henry in a letter to a friend "who was experiencing business problems", just had Henry had done earlier in life...he actually had a failed business 3 times before he realized that God was calling him to be a lawyer.
I think that this applies to us in all of our interactions in our daily lives. We should not be put down when we encounter adversity, rather it should draw us up and make us into true servants of God.
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"Adversity toughens manhood, and the characteristic of the good or great man, is not that he has been exempted from the evils of life, but that he has surmounted them." -Patrick Henry-
“Skiing indeed. Why should a man want to ski? Is there not enough sadness in life without fixing two planks to your feet, and going around jumping off mountains? Remember this: it’s just a short step from skiing to yodeling.”
~P.G. Wodehouse~
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