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Louis L'Amour Quotes: 9

  • Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.

  • Once you have read a book you care about, some part of it is always with you.

    Matagorda/The First Fast Draw
  • I would not sit waiting for some vague tomorrow, nor for something to happen. One could wait a lifetime, and find nothing at the end of the waiting. I would begin here, I would make something happen.

    Sackett's Land
  • Actually, all education is self-education. A teacher is only a guide, to point out the way, and no school, no matter how excellent, can give you education. What you receive is like the outlines in a child’s coloring book. You must fill in the colors yourself.

  • 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.

    Education of a Wandering Man
  • Knowledge is like money: To be of value it must circulate, and in circulating it can increase in quantity and, hopefully, in value.

    Education of a Wandering Man
  • Personally, I do not believe the human mind has any limits but those we impose ourselves.

    Education of a Wandering Man
  • Only one who has learned much can fully appreciate his ignorance.

    Education of a Wandering Man
  • Education is everywhere, prompting one to think, to consider, to remember.

    Education of a Wandering Man