“God brings men [and women] into deep waters, not to drown them, but to cleanse [teach and improve] them. [It is fair and appropriate to get excited about what those lessons and improvements to you will mean for the future happiness of you and those you care about.]” MenMeanCareWaterTeachLessonsMen And WomenFairsExcitedImprovementAppropriateAnticipationDeep WaterFuture Happiness Author:John H Aughey
“The most important lesson I learned...was that the winner of a gunplay usually was the one who took his time. The second was that, if I hoped to live on the frontier, I would shun flashy trick-shooting--grandstand play--as I would poison...In all my life as a frontier peace officer, I did not know a really proficient gunfighter who had anything but contempt for the gun-fanner, or the man who literally shot from the hip.” IfsKnowsMenImportantPlayHe ManLessonsGunShotsTricksHipsWinnerShootingPoisonContemptOfficersFrontiersImportant LessonsFlashy Author:Wyatt Earp
“Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the lesson of building high walls and ships of war.” MenWarFriendshipCitiesEnemyKnowledgeLearningBuildingWallLessonsShipsFoe Author:Aristophanes
“The violets whisper from the shade Which their own leaves have made: Men scent our fragrance on the air, Yet take no heed Of humble lessons we would read.” MenMadeAirLessonsHumbleShadeScentVioletFragranceHeed Book:Delphi Complete Works of Christina Rossetti (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Christina Rossetti (Illustrated)