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Colonel, I do not care to die, but I pray to God I may never leave this field. Winfield Scott Hancock

God Care Field Colonel Never Leave Pray Die May

Every day without fail one should consider himself as dead. There is a saying of the elders that goes, 'Step from under the eaves and you're a dead man. Leave the gate and the enemy is waiting.' This is not a matter of being careful. It is to consider oneself as dead beforehand. Yamamoto Tsunetomo

Saying Day You Man Waiting Every Day Enemy Matter Every Consider Oneself Step Fail Dead Himself Without Leave Beforehand Goes Being Elders Should Gate Careful

When meeting difficult situations, one should dash forward bravely and with joy. Yamamoto Tsunetomo

Joy Difficult Meeting Dash Bravely Situations Should Forward

Death seems to be a long way off. Is this not shallow thinking? It is worthless and is only a joke within a dream. It will not do to think in such a way and be negligent. Insofar as death is always at one's door, one should make sufficient effort and act quickly. Yamamoto Tsunetomo

Death Will Long Joke Think Thinking Way Worthless Dream Dream It Seems Insofar Only Shallow Long Way Make Within Always Off Quickly Effort Door Should Act Such A Way Sufficient

You have already disarmed my men without my knowledge, are their arms to be returned or not? Zebulon Pike

Knowledge You Men Disarmed Arms Returned Without

Why cannot we correct the baneful passions, without weakening the good? Zebulon Pike

Good Correct Weakening Without Passions Cannot Why

In my proper character, I am an officer of the United States Army. Zebulon Pike

Character Army States Proper Am Officer United United States

If we go to Chihuahua we must be considered as prisoners of war? Zebulon Pike

War Considered Must Prisoners Go Chihuahua

He was a man, he always performed his promises. Zebulon Pike

Man Promises He Performed Always His

Your former Fathers the Spaniards have now no further Authority over you. Zebulon Pike

You Fathers Further Over Authority Former Your Now

The Spanish troops returned and we could yet discover the grass beaten down in the direction which they went. Zebulon Pike

Down Grass Direction Troops Could Beaten Returned Discover Which Spanish

The Pawnee chief had left the village the day after the doctor arrived, with 50 or 60 horses and many people, and had taken his course to the north of our route. Zebulon Pike

Day People Doctor Our Horses Had Taken Course Arrived His Left Chief North After Many Village Route

Owing to the difficulty of obtaining horses, Mr. Henry returns from this place. In descending the Mississippi I will request him to pay his respects to you. Zebulon Pike

You Will Pay Difficulty Respects Horses Mississippi Obtaining Him Returns His Owing Place Request Descending Henry

If success attends my steps, honor and glory await my name-if defeat, still shall it be said we died like brave men, and conferred honor, even in death, on the American Name. Zebulon Pike

Success Death Honor Men Defeat Shall Steps Name Like Glory Said Still Conferred American Brave Brave Men Died Await Even

During war, the laws are silent. Quintus Tullius Cicero

War Silent Laws

For drink, there was beer which was very strong when not mingled with water, but was agreeable to those who were used to it. They drank this with a reed, out of the vessel that held the beer, upon which they saw the barley swim. Xenophon

Beer Water Strong Drank Saw Those Out Drink Reed Were Very Vessel Which Held Used Barley Who Swim Agreeable

A Persian army being then subject to great inconveniences, for their horses are tied and generally shackled to prevent them from running away, and if an alarm happens, a Persian has the housing to fix, his horse to bridle, and his corslet to put on before he can mount. Xenophon

Great Army Before Running Running Away Shackled Prevent Horse Horses Generally He Put Tied Housing His Subject Mount Persian Fix Being Happens Them Then Bridle Away Alarm Inconvenience

Let a man sow a field or plant a farm never so well, yet he cannot foretell who will gather in the fruits; another may build him a house of fairest proportion, yet he knows not who will inhabit it. Xenophon

All the children of the great men in Persia are brought up at court, where they have an opportunity of learning great modesty, and where nothing immodest is ever heard or seen. Xenophon

Great Learning Opportunity Men Seen Nothing Great Men Brought Court Heard Up Persia Where Children Modesty Ever

Cyrus was observed to have more docility than any of his years and to show more submission to those of an advanced age than any other children, though of a condition inferior to his own. Xenophon

Age Submission Own Other Those Though More Advanced Observed His Years Condition Than Inferior Any Children Show

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