Famous quotes containing the words keeping, left and/or takes:
“Soldiering, my dear madam, is the coward’s art of attacking mercilessly when you are strong, and keeping out of harm’s way when you are weak. That is the whole secret of successful fighting. Get your enemy at a disadvantage; and never, on any account, fight him on equal terms.”
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950)
“We must remember the past, define the future, and challenge the present—wherever and however we can. It will take the rest of our lives even to begin. But then, what else have we to do?”
—Jane O’Reilly, U.S. feminist and humorist. The Girl I Left Behind, Introduction (1980)
“It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)