Jocelyn Murray Quotes

#1. There is no place for innocence on the battlefield.

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#2. It is not triumph which defines a man, but tragedy. Triumph always brings out the best in men, but tragedy shows us what we are made of.

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#3. It is the dirt within men's hearts that is most offensive; the filth you cannot see.

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#4. Some journeys lead nowhere, but they set the spirit free

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#5. There are no easy paths in this life. And when troubles arise, we must face them with the same dignity as we do success.

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#6. There is no treasure like the human heart.

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#7. Even coal shimmers in the light

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#8. Hate engenders loneliness and despair

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#9. The sea is a lonely and hostile place, Captain,' Jansen said coldly. 'It is always best not to make enemies of those who might be your friends. You never know when your ships may cross

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#10. Even in prosperous times the living robbed the dead

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#11. It is not always the motives behind an action that make it noble. Sometimes it is as simple as the action itself.

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#12. Pride is an expensive vice, for it is wedded to Greed whose hunger is never sated

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#13. Familiarity makes the lion more dangerous.

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#14. Some things are worth the wait. A little suspense heightens the pleasure.

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#15. Sometimes misfortune brings opportunity

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#16. All good leaders are optimists. They always see opportunity where others see hardship

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#17. Blood was the mortar that cemented the kingdom

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#18. It is the heart that has been pierced that feels the most.

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#19. Suffering is the fire by which love is tested.

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#20. What good is a smooth tongue without sharp teeth?

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#21. There is no honor in cruelty.

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#22. True beauty cannot fail to move the beholder

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#23. There is nothing left for us here.

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#24. It is not his body which makes a man strong, but his spirit. Nothing on the outside, but only that which comes from within.

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#25. Sometimes you just have to trust your instincts; it may be all you have to trust.

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#26. What good is a secret if it remains a secret ... Secrets are meant to be discovered ...

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#27. Lady Mary nodded and smiled sadly. "There is nothing in this life that is certain but death," she stated pensively.
"And tariffs, Mama," added Jerome. At that Lady Mary laughed.

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#28. The sea has its moods. Sometimes it is melancholic and morose, other times fierce and feisty. But always passionate. Even when calm, one can sense the depth of the sea's passion

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#29. Wounds of the flesh mend with time, but not always those of the soul. They can continue to bleed long after being inflicted, sometimes even festering with bitterness, anger and despair. "You

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#30. If you are busy pleasing everyone, you are not being true to yourself

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#31. When a tree falls it resounds with a thundering crash; and yet a whole forest grows in silence.

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#32. Books are like bound dreams waiting to be released

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#33. Sometimes it takes great suffering to pierce the soul and open it up to greatness

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#34. Desperation makes men fearless

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#35. The sea is as desolate and barren as it is fertile and life-giving. It is cold and dismal, yet bold and spirited. Sometimes imperious and conquering, other times gentle and meek. But it is always mysterious. Those mysteries hold many secrets. One has but to listen and watch to discover them

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#36. Life is the great teacher. An unforgiving task master at times. Its lessons are not easily forgotten

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#37. Life is like the sea. Its tides and currents sometimes take a man to distant shores that he never dreamed existed

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#38. Some trees are too deeply rooted to move ... And if they are uprooted, they will die ...

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#39. This world is all vanity. It is a tempest hurling us from one sorrow to another.

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#40. The heart's capacity to love is infinite

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#41. Weak men cannot handle power. It will either crush them, or they will use it to crush others

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#42. Survival was more than the preservation of life. It was tenacity in the face of ruin, an unbroken resolve in the midst of defeat, a glimmer of hope in the maelstrom, and peace despite the wreckage.

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#43. What is courage without risk ... It wouldn't really be courage, would it?

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#44. Joy is much sweeter for having known sorrow; and triumph for having tasted defeat.

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#45. Darkness gives free rein to the mind's worst imaginings

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#46. Old habits die hard, especially for soldiers.

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#47. True kindness ennobles the giver

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#48. Do not bother yourself with what ifs

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#49. For a peace wrought in blood is nothing short of tyranny.

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