“There never could be a man so brave that he would not sometime, or in the end, turn part or all coward; or so wise that he was not, from beginning to end, part ass if you knew where to look; or so good that nothing at all about him was despicable.” IfsMenLooksEndsTurnsWiseBraveAssCowardBe A ManDespicable Book:Guard of Honor Source: Guard of Honor
“Bailey might not have great intelligence or abilities, but his whole aim, thought and study was that of the born leader--to look out for himself; and he did it with that born-leader's confidence and intensity that draws along the ordinary uncertain man, who soon confuses his own interest and his own safety with that of the leader.” MenLooksWholeMightInterestBornAbilityLeaderStudyDrawsOrdinaryAimSafetyIntensityUncertainBorn Leaders Book:Just Representations: A James Gould Cozzens Reader Source: Just Representations: A James Gould Cozzens Reader
