J. Aaron Gruben > Quotes

“The truly noble heart sacrifices itself for others’ good, to defend the weak and the good against evil. To a heart like this, a heart devoted to chivalry, courage is a matter of form.”
― J. Aaron Gruben

“When we are in Christ His goals are now our goals, and we are to be busy with his work on earth.”
― J. Aaron Gruben, King: A Christian's Call to Imitate Christ's Kingship

“Sometimes God speaks to a man in a whisper… But sometimes His Spirit explodes in a man suddenly, lighting up in shocking crimson brilliance the cowardly and sullied things he’s let his drowsy soul become mired in, and bringing unlooked for tears at the glimpse of the man he ought to have been all along. With that despairing realization the astounding truth blossoms like a bursting field of wildflowers or a brilliant new dawn shooting from the peak of a dark hill, that because of Christ’s work for him, he can change.”
― J. Aaron Gruben, King: A Christian's Call to Imitate Christ's Kingship

“Crazy men fly to the moon and make great inventions. They win battles and cure diseases. If someone can leave earth and come back again, or discover DNA, why can’t I fight crime? What’s stopping me from trying to make the world a better place? And if I fall, well…at least I tried.”
― J. Aaron Gruben, The Stalwart Supinator: Servant of the Streets!

“Daily dependability is not always exciting or epic, but it is heroic. The chivalrous person goes where he has to go and does what he has to do... That is true chivalric heroism. And that's how we truly prove our love for those in our lives. Mundane dependability is what true love looks like.”
― J. Aaron Gruben, Chivalry: A Study for Little Knights

“Folk can talk of lovin’ someone all day, but it means nothing until they sacrifice for her. Love, Es, is oft an act more than a feeling.”
― J. Aaron Gruben, Juvament!: A Mythical Mess

“There aren't many beings in this bustling planet as noisy as a pod of children arising to their day, a phenomenon which universally occurs in the obscene hours of the morning.”
― J. Aaron Gruben, Fatal Fogs

“Your next case is a 10-pound cat who thinks she’s a 150-pound mountain lion. Pearl is an old kitty in for acting lethargic. You don’t notice a single shred of lethargy in the ball of fuzz and fangs that hisses and growls and rushes around the carrier the moment you get close.”
― J. Aaron Gruben, Fuzzy Logic 2: How to Keep Thinking Like a Veterinarian

“A good deed in the shadows is still a good deed.”
― J. Aaron Gruben, Juvament!: A Mythical Mess

“A man becomes more than a hero when he keeps on giving for someone else, with complete determination, in the face of any obstacle put out to stop him.”
― J. Aaron Gruben, The Stalwart Supinator: Servant of the Streets!

“I don’t want to leave a mere mediocre life behind when I die. I don’t want to be safe and successful if it means I never took risks for a noble cause.”
― J. Aaron Gruben, The Stalwart Supinator: Servant of the Streets!

“There’s nothing in the world quite so refreshing as that accomplished feeling of enjoying a big breakfast the day after you slay a dragon.”
― J. Aaron Gruben, The Mubblefubbles: A Toothy Tangle

“Gentleness is not being weak or fluffy. Gentleness is the power to control your strength, and to use it to protect and not harm those weaker than you.”
― J. Aaron Gruben, Chivalry: A Study for Little Knights

“Chivalry is a thrilling journey into the wild unknowns of giving up oneself for Christ’s mission on earth.”
― J. Aaron Gruben, Chivalry: An Ancient Code for Our Time

“The history of veterinary medicine as a professional career, especially at its inception, is an account made up largely of the stories of Christian men and women convinced that the domain of animal health is a calling God cares about.”
― J. Aaron Gruben, A Theology of Beasts: Christians and Veterinary Medicine

“The Creator loves the animals he made, called them good, and made humanity his emissaries on earth to care for them. Where these Christian teachings have been taken seriously throughout history, we see Christians make genuine efforts to ease animal suffering and cure animal disease.”
― J. Aaron Gruben, A Theology of Beasts: Christians and Veterinary Medicine

“You don’t have to be bit by a bug or bathed in chemicals to change the world. Be that everyday, normal person with the heart of a hero and spirit of a superhero.”
― J. Aaron Gruben

“Veterinary medicine is in many ways like the noble art of the detective. It is all about using logic and careful observation from a starting point (case history and physical exam), gathering clues (running tests), and piecing those facts and clues together to come up with a solution (diagnosis and treatment). Critical thinking and problem solving in the context of animal illness is the real work of the veterinarian.

And now, for the first time ever, you can work your way through actual cases just like a vet does…without getting a drop of blood or slobber on you!”
― J. Aaron Gruben, Fuzzy Logic: Think Like a Veterinarian

“The deepest beauty of ancient code chivalry is that it is devoted to serving the real God in the real world. It gives us the wonder and adventure of upholding and loving a beautiful moral good which is solid and true.”
― J. Aaron Gruben, Chivalry: An Ancient Code for Our Time

“To be a good ruler one must be the best of servants.”
― J. Aaron Gruben, King: A Christian's Call to Imitate Christ's Kingship