Long ago I learned nothing gets done by just wishing it. You have to do it. Louis L'Amour More Quotes by Louis L'Amour More Quotes From Louis L'Amour No matter how much I admire our schools, I know that no university exists that can provide an education; what a university can provide is an outline, to give the learner a direction and guidance. The rest one has to do for oneself. Louis L'Amour mattergivingschool Folks who talk about no violence are always the ones who are first to call a policeman and usually they are sure there is one handy. Louis L'Amour folksviolencefirsts One learns to adapt to the land in which one lives. Louis L'Amour adaptabilityland Books are precious things, but more than that, they are the strong backbone of civilization. They are the thread upon which it all hangs, and they can save us when all else is lost. Louis L'Amour strongcivilizationbook All loose things seem to drift down to the sea, and so did I. Louis L'Amour seemssea I wonder why it is the man who pleads for mercy never gives it. Louis L'Amour wondergivingmen A book is valuable not only for what it says but for what it makes you think, or causes you to remember. No matter what you wish to do or become there are books to teach you, help you, guide you. Louis L'Amour make-you-thinkbookthinking Being scared can keep a man from getting killed, and often makes a better fighter out of him. Louis L'Amour fighterinspirationalmen Caution always, but when a man acts he should act suddenly and with decision. Louis L'Amour decisionshouldmen Hate would destroy him who hated. Louis L'Amour hateddestructionhate I have told many, yet when I go down that last trail, I know there will be a thousand stories hammering at my skull, demanding to be told. Louis L'Amour skullslastsstories A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do Louis L'Amour men If you want the law to leave you alone, keep your hair trimmed and your boots shined. Louis L'Amour bootslawhair For a man with an education the world is a wide place and the opportunities are many Louis L'Amour opportunitymenworld A man in his life may have many teachers, some most unexpected. The question lies with the man himself: Will he learn from them? Louis L'Amour teachermenlying The best of all things is to learn. Money can be lost or stolen, health and strength may fail, but what you have committed to your mind is yours forever. Louis L'Amour inspirationforevergraduation Out here you better have a gun, and a gun in the wagon ain't good for nothin'. I believe what the old Quaker said, 'Trust in the Lord, but keep your powder dry. Louis L'Amour drygunbelieve There have always been hard times. There have always been wars and troubles -famine, disease and such-like -and some folks are born with money, some with none. In the end it is up to the man what he becomes, and none of those other things matters. It is character that counts. Louis L'Amour hard-timescharacterwar The only thing that never changes is that everything changes. Louis L'Amour never-change Today is all we have, tomorrow is a mirage that may never become reality. Louis L'Amour miragesmayreality
