Ruhestand Quotes & Sayings

A virtuous man concentrates on his own work, not that of others. — Zengzi

In later years, it was common, and I was guilty in this respect, to question the motives of those who joined the new British armies at the outbreak of the Great War, but it must, in their honour and fairness to their memories, be said that they were motivated by the highest purpose, and died in their tens of thousands in Flanders and Gallipoli, believing that they were giving their lives in the cause of human liberty everywhere, including Ireland. — Sean Lemass

You take the books, you lie there in the pools of light and you drink life. That is how intensely I have loved libraries. — Ray Bradbury

All the survivors of the war had reached their homes and so put the perils of battle and the sea behind them. — Homer

For a beggar to live at court is not so much as the King to dwell with him in his cottage. — William Gurnall

When I was 5 years old, hanging out with my friends who were all older than me, like 8 or 9, I was joking around like, 'Yeah, when I'm 20 that's a perfect age to go pro.' That's what I had in my head. Then I turn pro at 13. It's all been a mystery and its all been awesome. — Ryan Sheckler