--- title: "22 Highwaymen Quotes by 19 authors" description: "Browse 22 Highwaymen quotes by 19 authors. Discover the best Highwaymen sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/938/john-gay-4141_devil_gamesters-and-highwaymen-are-generally-v_1849208.png" --- > [Gamesters and highwaymen are generally very good to their whores, but they are very devils to their wives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gay/gamesters-and-highwaymen-are-generally-very-good-to-their-whores-but/) [John Gay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gay/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/938/john-gay-4141_devil_gamesters-and-highwaymen-are-generally-v_1849208.png) > [The fact is that the government, like a highwayman, says to a man: Your money, or your life. And many, if not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lysander-spooner/the-fact-is-that-the-government-like-a-highwayman-says-to-a-man-your-2/) [Lysander Spooner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lysander-spooner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/095/lysander-spooner-3260_compulsion_the-fact-is-that-the-government-like-a-h_1871351.png) > [“Being editors is not the best way to wealth. We all feel this now, and highwaymen are not respected any more like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-nesbit/being-editors-is-not-the-best-way-to-wealth-we-all-feel-this-now-and/) [E. Nesbit](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-nesbit/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e1/e-nesbit-12141_editing_being-editors-is-not-the-best-way-to-wea_2029064.jpg) > [It's a family that's loaded with grudges and passion. We come from a long line of robbers and highwaymen in Italy, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicolas-cage/it-s-a-family-that-s-loaded-with-grudges-and-passion-we-come-from-a/) [Nicolas Cage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicolas-cage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b6/nicolas-cage-1199_family_it-s-a-family-that-s-loaded-with-grudges_2215474.jpg) > [In my early 20s, I was buying Kristofferson records. I loved his acting; then I found out all the songs he wrote.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-dorff/in-my-early-20s-i-was-buying-kristofferson-records-i-loved-his-acting/) [Stephen Dorff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-dorff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa0/stephen-dorff-13120_acting_in-my-early-20s-i-was-buying-kristoffers_774231.jpg) > [This villainous heterogenous mass of ocean highwaymen are the very ejectment of the four quarters of the globe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-earle/this-villainous-heterogenous-mass-of-ocean-highwaymen-are-the-very/) [Peter Earle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-earle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e6/peter-earle-73011_four_this-villainous-heterogenous-mass-of-oce_710207.jpg) > [Some men use no other means to acquire respect than by insisting on it; and it sometimes answers their purpose, as it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shenstone/some-men-use-no-other-means-to-acquire-respect-than-by-insisting-on/) [William Shenstone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shenstone/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/806/william-shenstone-4083_acquire_some-men-use-no-other-means-to-acquire-r_3013202.jpg) > [A highwayman is as much a robber when he plunders in a gang as when single; and a nation that makes an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-franklin/a-highwayman-is-as-much-a-robber-when-he-plunders-in-a-gang-as-when/) [Benjamin Franklin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-franklin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f91/benjamin-franklin-65_anti-war_a-highwayman-is-as-much-a-robber-when-he_2477657.png) > [The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees, The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas, The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-noyes/the-wind-was-a-torrent-of-darkness-among-the-gusty-trees-the-moon-was/) [Alfred Noyes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-noyes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b7/alfred-noyes-20425_cloudy_the-wind-was-a-torrent-of-darkness-among_1021438.png) > [We think that we are generous because we credit our neighbor with those virtues that are likely to benefit ourselves. We praise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-wilde/we-think-that-we-are-generous-because-we-credit-our-neighbor-with/) [Oscar Wilde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-wilde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b0/oscar-wilde-16_accounts_we-think-that-we-are-generous-because-we_923543.jpg) > [Taking a man's money without his consent, is also as much robbery, when it is done by millions of men, acting in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lysander-spooner/taking-a-man-s-money-without-his-consent-is-also-as-much-robbery-when/) [Lysander Spooner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lysander-spooner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90f/lysander-spooner-3260_acting_taking-a-man-s-money-without-his-consent_2119609.jpg) > [I grew up with the Highwaymen, which was Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson. Mom and Dad rode rodeo,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christian-kane/i-grew-up-with-the-highwaymen-which-was-johnny-cash-willie-nelson/) [Christian Kane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christian-kane/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e6/christian-kane-18486_always_i-grew-up-with-the-highwaymen-which-was_2920459.jpg) > [The rest of the journey passed uneventfully, if you consider it uneventful to ride fifteen miles on horseback through rough country at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-gabaldon/the-rest-of-the-journey-passed-uneventfully-if-you-consider-it/) [Diana Gabaldon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-gabaldon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b34/diana-gabaldon-185_beast_the-rest-of-the-journey-passed-uneventfu_2464292.jpg) > [I have known some grim bells, with not a single joyous note in the whole peal, so forced to hurry for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-meynell/i-have-known-some-grim-bells-with-not-a-single-joyous-note-in-the/) [Alice Meynell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-meynell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce2/alice-meynell-13352_bells_i-have-known-some-grim-bells-with-not-a_785971.png) > [When the highwayman holds his gun to your head, you turn your valuables over to him. You 'consent' alright, but you do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-berkman/when-the-highwayman-holds-his-gun-to-your-head-you-turn-your/) [Alexander Berkman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-berkman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b5/alexander-berkman-24501_alright_when-the-highwayman-holds-his-gun-to-you_131815.jpg) > [The kingly office is entitled to no respect. It was originally procured by the highwayman's methods. It remains a perpetuated crime, can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/the-kingly-office-is-entitled-to-no-respect-it-was-originally/) [Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb9/mark-twain-22_crime_the-kingly-office-is-entitled-to-no-resp_31255.jpg) > [They are more properly ‘The Messengers of Satan to buffet us.’ No rulers are properly God’s ministers, but such as are ‘just,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-mayhew/they-are-more-properly-the-messengers-of-satan-to-buffet-us-no-rulers/) [Jonathan Mayhew](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-mayhew/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e4/jonathan-mayhew-25167_buffets_they-are-more-properly-the-messengers-of_1172743.png) > [Are you not compelled to work for an employer? Your need compels you just as the highwayman’s gun. You must live ……](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-berkman/are-you-not-compelled-to-work-for-an-employer-your-need-compels-you/) [Alexander Berkman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-berkman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/03c/alexander-berkman-24501_class_are-you-not-compelled-to-work-for-an-emp_2612777.png) > [We who have lived before railways were made belong to another world. It was only yesterday, but what a gulf between now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-makepeace-thackeray/we-who-have-lived-before-railways-were-made-belong-to-another-world/) [William Makepeace Thackeray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-makepeace-thackeray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbd/william-makepeace-thackeray-74_age_we-who-have-lived-before-railways-were-m_2098208.jpg) > [“In medieval times, contrary to popular belief, most knights were bandits, mercenaries, lawless brigands, skinners, highwaymen, and thieves. The supposed chivalry of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tod-wodicka/in-medieval-times-contrary-to-popular-belief-most-knights-were/) [Tod Wodicka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tod-wodicka/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/802/tod-wodicka-45382_bandits_in-medieval-times-contrary-to-popular-be_230004.jpg) > [The highwayman takes solely upon himself the responsibility, danger, and crime of his own act. He does not pretend that he has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lysander-spooner/the-highwayman-takes-solely-upon-himself-the-responsibility-danger/) [Lysander Spooner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lysander-spooner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a82/lysander-spooner-3260_benefits_the-highwayman-takes-solely-upon-himself_467502.jpg) > [I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can Perhaps I may become a highwayman again Or I may simply…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-webb/i-ll-find-a-place-to-rest-my-spirit-if-i-can-perhaps-i-may-become-a/) [Jimmy Webb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-webb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/359/jimmy-webb-23569_again-and-again_i-ll-find-a-place-to-rest-my-spirit-if-i_2647820.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/highwaymen/#itemlist", "name": "Highwaymen Quotes", "numberOfItems": 22, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Gamesters and highwaymen are generally very good to their whores, but they are very devils to their wives.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Gay" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gay/gamesters-and-highwaymen-are-generally-very-good-to-their-whores-but/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/938/john-gay-4141_devil_gamesters-and-highwaymen-are-generally-v_1849208.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/938/john-gay-4141_devil_gamesters-and-highwaymen-are-generally-v_1849208.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/938/john-gay-4141_devil_gamesters-and-highwaymen-are-generally-v_1849208.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Gamesters and highwaymen are generally very good to their whores, but they are very devils to their wives.” — John Gay", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The fact is that the government, like a highwayman, says to a man: Your money, or your life. 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