Ardant Du Quotes & Sayings

those with no eyes to read readily are doomed — Ardant Du Picq

If one does not wish bonds broken, one should make them elastic and thereby strengthen them. — Ardant Du Picq

The man is the first weapon of battle. Let us study the soldier, for it is he who brings reality to it. — Ardant Du Picq

Ah Ratty, what good times we'll have," said Mad Jack. "Just you and me, Ratty. We'll go cuttin' them reeds together, and if you're good we'll go to the circus when it comes to town and see the clowns. I love them clowns, Ratty. We'll have a good life together. Yes we will. Oh yes. — Angie Sage

I'm in tune with the right vibrations in the universe when I'm in the process of working. — Louise Berliawsky Nevelson

Now therefore I do recommend and assign Thursday the 26th day of November next to be devoted by the People of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being, who is the beneficent Author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be. — George Washington

A force engaged is out of the hand of its commander. — Ardant Du Picq

This Scarlet ... you're in love with her, aren't you?" He froze, becoming stone still. As the hover climbed the hill to the palace, his shoulders sank, and he returned his gaze to the window. "She's my alpha, — Marissa Meyer

People didn't seem to get it. Understand that it wasn't that you didn't want to talk to them about something, it was more that you didn't know how. Sometimes putting feelings into words was really hard to do. — Natalie Gayle

Frederick liked to say that three men behind the enemy were worth fifty in front of him. — Ardant Du Picq

I regard myself as one of the most dangerous enemies of religion — Sigmund Freud

Don't waste your entire life always waiting for the end of the day, for the weekend, for summer, for things to
change, for something better. Enjoy as much of the present as you can. Now is happening. Now is good. Now belongs to you. — Emm Roy

He, general or mere captain, who employs every one in the storming of a position can be sure of seeing it retaken by an organized counterattack of four men and a corporal. — Ardant Du Picq

When I was younger, I avoided exercise or anything strenuous. I didn't even enjoy walking. As I got older, I spent so much time marking books or sitting at a desk writing that there was no room for exercise - not that I would have bothered anyway. — Maeve Binchy

Skye kissed her forehead. "You saved my life."
Katsa smiled. "You Lienid are very outward in your affection."
"I'm going to name my firstborn child after you."
Katsa laughed at that. "For the child's sake, wait for a girl. Or even better, wait until all your children are older and give my name to whichever is the most troublesome and obstinate."
Skye burst into laughter and hugged her, and Katsa returned his embrace. And realized that quite without her intending it, her guarded heart had made another friend. — Kristin Cashore

You will die a dozen deaths, boy, and every one will hurt ... but when your true death comes, you will live again. The second life is simpler and sweeter, they say. — George R R Martin

The instruments of battle are valuable only if one knows how to use them. — Ardant Du Picq

Show business is like a bumpy bus ride. Sometimes you find yourself temporarily juggled out of your seat and holding onto a strap. But the main idea is to hang in there and not be shoved out the door. — Cliff Robertson