Dan Groat, A Punctual Paymaster Quotes
There is no end to the hatred in men, but there is an end to the hatred in a man. If your hatred is just, and deeds will get you to the end of it, then go and do what must be done.
There’s nothing wrong with fighting when you have no choice. As a matter of fact, it’s what you should do, but when you fight, fight to win.
He knew most men only heard what they wanted to hear, and he had no desire to be like most men.
They understood that brave men could be injured more by pity than by disease.
It made him wonder if all things taken from their home too soon lost some of their bloom.
People don’t die so the universe can gauge your reaction. They die because life is finite.
We learn to love when we’re young. If we learn hating better, it has to go somewhere. We can hate ourselves or we can hate somebody else. Most people would rather hate somebody else.
You can be spiritual all by yourself. Everybody has a soul. But to be religious, it seems like you need other people, and then sometimes it becomes more about the people than the soul.
Doing without will wear on you until temptation is stronger than character, sometimes.
Time does not heal, but it can liberate. A race run well can never be lost.
He knew that prejudice was a necessary part of the weak spirit of some men.
I wonder if God hears prayers if the only time you make them is when you’re in trouble.
The power of our country relies on the character that comes out of each of our homes.
There are struggles you cannot win, but a man can meet his own heart if value is found in loss. Give yourself permission to cry.
Porches could be cleaned with a broom in a few minutes, but the soul could not be swept. It had to be shaken. And shaking the loess from a soul took a lifetime and more strength than most people had.