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> [“I know only that civilizations seem to be like people. They are born, they grow to maturity, then they age and lose their vitality and they die, only to be born again in later years.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/i-know-only-that-civilizations-seem-to-be-like-people-they-are-born/)

[Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/)

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## More by Louis L'Amour

> [“If you play games with men,” he replied, “you’ll play by men’s rules.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/if-you-play-games-with-men-he-replied-you-ll-play-by-men-s-rules/)

[Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/)

> [He never knew when he was whipped ... So he never was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/he-never-knew-when-he-was-whipped-so-he-never-was/)

[Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/)

> [“It is through wonder that we come to know.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/it-is-through-wonder-that-we-come-to-know/)

[Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/)

> [We are, finally, all wanderers in search of knowledge. Most of us hold the dream of becoming something better than we are, something larger,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/we-are-finally-all-wanderers-in-search-of-knowledge-most-of-us-hold/)

[Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/)

> [Much of command is the ability to take command.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/much-of-command-is-the-ability-to-take-command/)

[Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/)

> [Out here you better have a gun, and a gun in the wagon ain't good for nothin'. I believe what the old Quaker said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/out-here-you-better-have-a-gun-and-a-gun-in-the-wagon-ain-t-good-for/)

[Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/)

> [“he had been so right, and she hated him for it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/he-had-been-so-right-and-she-hated-him-for-it/)

[Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/)

> [“I will go with you, and when you make your camp, I will cook your meat, and when you wish to sleep, I will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/i-will-go-with-you-and-when-you-make-your-camp-i-will-cook-your-meat/)

[Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/)

> [Men strive for peace, but it is their enemies that give them strength, and I think if man no longer had enemies, he would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/men-strive-for-peace-but-it-is-their-enemies-that-give-them-strength/)

[Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/)

> [There will come a time when you believe everything is finished. Yet that will be the beginning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/there-will-come-a-time-when-you-believe-everything-is-finished-yet/)

[Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/)

> [“Destarte! How musical! What does it mean?” “You can’t say it except in Mescalero. It means Morning, but that isn’t what it means, either.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/destarte-how-musical-what-does-it-mean-you-can-t-say-it-except-in/)

[Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/)

> [You can't fight the desert... you have to ride with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/you-can-t-fight-the-desert-you-have-to-ride-with-it/)

[Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/)

> [“Must one seek something? I seek to be seeking, as I learn to be learning. Each book is an adventure as is each day’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/must-one-seek-something-i-seek-to-be-seeking-as-i-learn-to-be/)

[Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/)

> [A man in his life may have many teachers, some most unexpected. The question lies with the man himself: Will he learn from them?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/a-man-in-his-life-may-have-many-teachers-some-most-unexpected-the/)

[Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/)

> [“Like I say, I killed a man or two but I'm no thief. My ma raised me better.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/like-i-say-i-killed-a-man-or-two-but-i-m-no-thief-my-ma-raised-me/)

[Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/)

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