A blessed companion is a book--a book that, fitly chosen, is a lifelong friend. . . a book that, at a touch, pours its heart into your own.
Asia is not going to be civilized after the methods of the West. There is too much Asia and she is too old.
If you can wait, and not be tired by waiting. . . if you can dream, and not make dreams your master; if you can think, and not make thoughts your aim; if you can meet with Triumph and Disaster, and treat those two impostors just the same;. . . yours is the earth and everything that's in it. . .
For the female of the species is more deadly than the male. A woman's guess is much more accurate than a man's certainty. Take my word for it, the silliest woman can manage a clever man; But it takes a very clever woman to manage a fool. I never made a mistake in my life; At least, never one that I couldn't explain away afterwards
When you're wounded and left on Afghanistan's plains, and the women come out to cut up what remains, jest roll to your rifle and blow out your brains and go to your gawd like a soldier.
I keep six honest serving men (they taught me all i knew); Theirs names are What and Why and When And How And Where and Who.
This is a brief life, but in its brevity it offers us some splendid moments, some meaningful adventures.
They should raise the alcohol age to 60, so at least you'd have something to look forward to at this point.
It would be absurd if we did not understand both angels and devils, since we invented them.
Every act of will is an act of self-limitation. To desire action is to desire limitation. In that sense, every act is an act of self-sacrifice. When you choose anything, you reject everything else.
A bullet in the right place can change the world.