“Scilurus on his death-bed, being about to leave four-score sons surviving, offered a bundle of darts to each of them, and bade them break them. When all refused, drawing out one by one, he easily broke them, thus teaching them that if they held together, they would continue strong; but if they fell out and were divided, they would become weak.” IfsTogetherStrongBreakFourTeachingSonBedWeakDrawingBrokeScoreDividedSurvivingBundlesDartsDeath Bed Book:Plutarch's Morals Source: Plutarch's Morals
“I broke in with four hits and the writers promptly declared they had seen the new Ty Cobb. It took me only a few days to correct that impression.” FourBaseballImpressionBroke Author:Casey Stengel
“I designed furniture that pulled apart, folded, and broke down into neat stacks. Since arriving in California, I had moved four times and it looked as if I would move again. Was it the land running under my feet or my feet running over the land?” IfsRunningMovingFourFeetLandMovedBrokeCaliforniaFurnitureNeatArriving Book:A Match to the Heart: One Woman's Story of Being Struck By Lightning Source: A Match to the Heart: One Woman's Story of Being Struck By Lightning
“I joined the Army at 19 as a soldier and spent about four and a half years with them. Then I broke my back in a freefall parachuting accident and spent a year in rehabilitation back in the U.K.” YearsHalfFourArmySoldierAccidentsBrokeRehabilitationHalf A Year Author:Bear Grylls
“God helps me for sure every day and at every contest. I broke my hand and had to get surgery on it. The recovery was really frustrating because I had to skip three weeks at the beginning of the season. But I flipped it around and took it as a blessing. I said a lot of prayers and just asked God to do His thing. I did other things to compliment the recovery like getting the right sleep and taking care of my body. But I went back to the doctor after four weeks and he was ecstatic about the recovery of my hand. I take that as a tribute to my faith and my belief in doing the right things.” SaidHelpingBodyHandsCareThreeBeliefPrayerSleepFourWeekBlessingDoctorsSeasonsRecoveryBrokeRight ThingHelp MeComplimentSurgeryContestsFrustratingTributeDoing The Right ThingSkipEcstaticGod HelpFlippedGod Help Me Author:Nick Goepper
“People think I must have all these superstitions, but I don't. I use my batting gloves 'til they wear out. I broke four or five bats during the streak, and I didn't cry over any of them.” PeopleThinkingUseFiveFourCryBrokeSuperstitionsBatsGlovesStreaksBatting Author:Jimmy Rollins
“I hunted all through the four Gospels trying to find one of Christ's funeral sermons, but I couldn't find any. I found He broke up every funeral He ever attended! Death couldn't exist where He was.” TryingFoundChristFourBrokeFuneralSermonsHuntedBroke Up Book:Moody's Last Sermons Source: Moody's Last Sermons
“Recently a young journalist came to interview me about what I was doing the day war broke out. During the course of the interview I recounted the deaths of my only brother, my husband's only brother, a brother in law and my four best friends. "So," she said, did the war affect you in any way?” WaySaidWarLawYoungCoursesFourBrotherHusbandBrokeJournalistInterviewsMy HusbandIn-lawsBrother In Law Author:Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire