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A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
A pint of sweat will save a gallon of blood.
Blood will tell, but often it tells too much.
Blood will tell, but often it tells too much.
Blood is a cleansing and sanctifying thing, and the nation that regards it as the final horror has lost its read more
Blood is a cleansing and sanctifying thing, and the nation that regards it as the final horror has lost its manhood ... there are many things more horrible than bloodshed, and slavery is one of them!
Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day.
Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day.
The future can be anything we want it to be, providing we have the faith and that we realize that read more
The future can be anything we want it to be, providing we have the faith and that we realize that peace, no less than war, required "blood and sweat and tears.".
By the far bridge
many a spent cartridge
Cheney killed 81 birds that day
but in the pear tree
survived read more
By the far bridge
many a spent cartridge
Cheney killed 81 birds that day
but in the pear tree
survived ......
the partridge.
A scholar's ink lasts longer than a martyr's blood.
A scholar's ink lasts longer than a martyr's blood.
Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and read more
Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.
The thorn from the bush one has planted, nourished and pruned pricks more deeply and draws more blood.
The thorn from the bush one has planted, nourished and pruned pricks more deeply and draws more blood.