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“Such an experiment without actual conditions of war to support it is a foolish waste of time. . . . I once saw a man kill a lion with a 30-30 caliber rifle under certain conditions, but that doesn't mean that a 30-30 rifle is a lion gun.”

Men Mean War Certain Support Saws Conditions Waste Gun Foolish Experiments Aviation Lions Wasting Time Rifles Air Power Caliber Airpower

Author:Theodore Roosevelt

“To devote oneself to vigilance when the enemy is an imaginary one is idle, and to congratulate oneself for looking long and well for a foe that is not coming is foolish and sinful. My life has been a waste.”

Wells Long Has Beens Enemy Waste Oneself Foolish Imaginary Idle Foe Vigilance

Book:Phases of the Moon: Stories of Six Decades

Source: Phases of the Moon: Stories of Six Decades

“The instruction of the foolish is a waste of knowledge; soap cannot wash charcoal white.”

White Waste Foolish Instruction Soap Charcoal

Author:Kabir

“Fight for us, O God, that we not drift numb and blind and foolish into vain and empty excitements. Life is too short, too precious, too painful to waste on worldly bubbles that burst. Heaven is too great, hell is too horrible, eternity is too long that we should putter around on the porch of eternity.”

Should Long Life Is Fighting Heaven Hell Waste Empty Eternity Blind Painful Foolish Horrible Vain Excitement Bubbles Worldly Too Short Numb Life Is Too Short Porch

Author:John Piper

“People in red states and blue states can agree that we are a nation blessed with extraordinary natural wealth and beauty, which we would be foolish to waste; therefore conservation and efficiency are values we all can share.”

People States Would Be Values Nations Natural Wealth Share Waste Red Agree Blue Blessed Extraordinary Foolish Efficiency Conservation

Author:Van Jones