John Smith Quotes

Soldier

John Smith was a renowned soldier, born on January 6, 1580, and died on June 21, 1631. He made a significant impact during his military career, leaving a lasting impression on history.

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“The single greatest invention man ever conceived in the dollar bill, because I don't want to know the conversion rate for coconuts.”

Knows Men Want Conversation Bills Dollars Rate Conversion Invention Coconuts Dollar Bills

Author:John Smith

“Women are more balanced than men. Where the most brilliant minds have so far have mostly belonged to men, no women has ever been as stupid as a man can be.”

Men Mind Stupid Brilliant Insult Balanced Brilliant Minds

Author:John Smith

“You must obey this now for a law, that he that will not work shall not eat (except by sickness he be disabled). For the labors of thirty or forty honest and industrious men shall not be consumed to maintain a hundred and fifty idle loiterers.”

Men Law Honest Hundred Labour Idle Consumed Disabled Industrious

Book:Generall Historie of Virginia Vol 1: New England & the Summer Isles

Source: Generall Historie of Virginia Vol 1: New England & the Summer Isles

“The best way to manipulate a man is to make him think he is manipulating you.”

Thinking Men Way Best Way Manipulate

Author:John Smith

“Here every man may be master and owner of his owne labour and land...If he have nothing but his hands, he may...by industrie quickly grow rich.”

Ifs Men May Hands Grows Rich Land Masters Every Man Labour Owners

Author:John Smith

About the Author

Born: January 6, 1580
Died: June 21, 1631
Known for: Soldier
Quotes: 27

Books & Sources

Generall Historie of Virginia Vol 1: New England & the Summer IslesRelated source material

The Journals of Captain John Smith: A Jamestown BiographyRelated source material

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The trve travels, adventures and observations of Captaine Iohn Smith, in Europe, Asia, Africke, and America: beginning about the yeere 1593, and continued to this present 1629 ... from the London ed. of 1629Related source material

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