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QUOTE A DAY
"Words That Inspire, Provoke and Entertain"
Tuesday Feb. 26, 2008
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Greetings fellow quote lovers:
[This sent to me by a reader]
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As a history buff intrigued by the potential lessons of
the past, I recently stumbled on an interesting story
about General George S. Patton. An ardent believer,
Patton noted that in times of battle, his men all prayed,
but that when things quieted down, the praying stopped.
This disturbed him and, in a nutshell, led him to write
a "training letter" that was eventually distributed to
every unit under his command. It read, in part:
Those who pray do more for the world than those who fight;
and if the world goes from bad to worse, it is because
there are more battles than prayers. Hands lifted up,
smash more battalions then hands that strike. Urge all
of your men to pray, not alone in church, but everywhere.
Pray when driving.
Pray when fighting. Pray alone. Pray with others. Pray by
night and pray by day. Pray for our Army, and pray for
peace.
We must march together, all out for God. The soldier who
'cracks up' does not need sympathy or comfort as much as
he needs strength and prayer. We are not trying to make
the best of these days. It is our job to make the most
of them. Now it is not the time to follow God from 'afar
off.' We need the assurance and the faith that God is
with us.
With prayer, we cannot fail.
These words were written during the Battle of the Bulge,
when a sudden break in the weather handed the Allies an
unexpected victory over Hitler's forces. Patton, and
many others, attributed the outcome to prayer.
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I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did!
Best,
JA
Questions? Comments? Email JA at: quote (at) Quotes2u.com
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*---- Quotes For The Week ----*
Manifest plainness,
Embrace simplicity,
Reduce selfishness,
Have few desires.
--Lao-tzu (604 BC - 531 BC)
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Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where
ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel
that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and
degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.
--FREDERICK DOUGLASS
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Empathy is the natural outgrowth of charity...Empathy is
not sympathy but understanding and caring. It is the basis
of true friendship.
--Lynn A. Mickelsen - Oct. Church. Conf. 2003
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**--- MYSTERY QUOTE ---**
Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow.
The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real
thing.
See at the bottom for the answer
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*---- More Quotes for the Week ----*
There is no death! What seems so is transition; this life
of mortal breath Is but a suburb of the life Elysian,
whose portal we call Death.
--Henry W. Longfellow
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Realize that true happiness lies within you. Waste no time
and effort searching for peace and contentment and joy in
the world outside. Remember that there is no happiness in
having or in getting, but only in giving. Reach out. Share.
Smile. Hug. Happiness is a perfume you cannot pour on
others without getting a few drops on yourself.
--Og Mandino motivational speaker
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For death begins with life's first breath and life begins
at touch of death.
--John Oxenham
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Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination
nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love,
love, that is the soul of genius.
--Mozart
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MYSTERY QUOTE AND ANSWER - DID YOU GUESS CORRECTLY?
Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow.
The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real
thing.
MYSTERY QUOTE ANSWER: Abraham Lincoln
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