Quotes
Quotes - Hill
First, then, a woman will or won't, depend on 't;
If she will do 't, she will; and there's an end on 't.
But if she won't, since safe and sound your trust is,
Fear is affront, and jealousy injustice.
Tender-handed stroke a nettle,
And it stings you for your pains;
Grasp it like a man of mettle,
And it soft as silk remains.
'T is the same with common natures:
Use 'em kindly, they rebel;
But be rough as nutmeg-graters,
And the rogues obey you well.
You don't have to fear defeat if you believe it may reveal powers that you didn't know you possessed.
The best job goes to the person who can get it done without passing the buck or coming back with excuses.
Cherish your visions and your dreams, as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements.
Sometimes adversity impels a person to greater heights, and sometimes it provides the opportunity for that person to be a blessing in the lives of others.
Just because nobody complains doesn't mean all parachutes are perfect.
Failure is nature's plan to prepare you for great responsibilities.
Tender handed stroke a nettle, And it stings you for your pains; Grasp it like a man of mettle, And it soft as silk remains.
Why should the devil have all the good tunes?.
Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot about puppies.
When Christ at Cana's feast by pow'r divine, Inspir'd cold water, with the warmth of wine, See! cry'd they while, in red'ning tide, it gush'd, The bashful stream hath seen its God and blush'd.
Persistence is to the character of man as carbon is to steel.
Letters, from absent friends, extinguish fear, Unite division, and draw distance near; Their magic force each silent wish conveys, And wafts embodied though, a thousand ways: Could souls to bodies write, death's pow'r were mean, For minds could then meet minds with heav'n between.
Place your attention 6 inches above your crown. God is breathing in and out there.
I'm not a self-made man. I cannot forget those who have sacrificed for me to get where I am today.
Any idea, plan, or purpose may be placed in the mind through repetition of thought.
With those who don't give a damn about baseball, I can only sympathize. I do not resent them. I am even willing to concede that many of them are physically clean, good to their mothers and in favor of world peace. But while the game is on, I can't think of anything to say to them.
You pile up enough tomorrows, and you'll find you've collected a lot of empty yesterdays.
The man who pauses on the paths of treason, Halts on a quicksand, the first step engulfs him.
War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.
