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“Your notion of what dignity demands is so different from a Roman's. A Roman noble might swallow a dozen insults which a Sarmatian would kill for, but he'd be outraged at the suggestion he could rest in a stable.”
― Island of Ghosts
― Island of Ghosts
“A nationalist will say that “it can’t happen here,” which is the first step toward disaster. A patriot says that it could happen here, but that we will stop it.”
― On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
― On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century
“Count Felix von Luckner once told me: 'One cannot go out in search of adventure and always find it. Adventure will find you--if it comes at all.' I must confess that I disregarded this advice and went out to meet adventure half-way.”
― Under the African Sun
― Under the African Sun
“There were few Europeans in the Zambezi region where we hunted. Aside from Dick and Bill the only other European we saw was a Frenchman who was sitting on the verandah of a hut in Sesheke reading Gone With the Wind. What he was doing there other than reading, I never discovered.”
― A Stranger Abroad: A Memoir
― A Stranger Abroad: A Memoir
“Of course it’s not simple. Who said it was simple? But you know what? Lots of loose ends don’t ever get tied up. Play the hand you’re dealt. Move on.”
― The Revenant
― The Revenant
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