--- title: "10 Matter Quotes By Louis L'Amour" description: "10 Matter quotes by Louis L'Amour. Plus more from Louis L'Amour and more Matter sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/628/louis-l-amour-876_doe_start-writing-no-matter-what-the-water-d_1241141.jpg" --- > [Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/start-writing-no-matter-what-the-water-does-not-flow-until-the-faucet/) [Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/628/louis-l-amour-876_doe_start-writing-no-matter-what-the-water-d_1241141.jpg) > [I never figured it was a cowardly thing to be scared. It's to be scared and still face up to what scares…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/i-never-figured-it-was-a-cowardly-thing-to-be-scared-it-s-to-be/) [Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3d/louis-l-amour-876_anticipation_i-never-figured-it-was-a-cowardly-thing_2361715.jpg) > [A book is valuable not only for what it says but for what it makes you think, or causes you to remember.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/a-book-is-valuable-not-only-for-what-it-says-but-for-what-it-makes/) [Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6a/louis-l-amour-876_book_a-book-is-valuable-not-only-for-what-it_2022799.jpg) > [I do not think much of ages. People are people. What does it matter how old or young they are? It is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/i-do-not-think-much-of-ages-people-are-people-what-does-it-matter-how/) [Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8c/louis-l-amour-876_age_i-do-not-think-much-of-ages-people-are-p_2237283.jpg) > [No matter how much I admire our schools, I know that no university exists that can provide an education; what a university…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/no-matter-how-much-i-admire-our-schools-i-know-that-no-university/) [Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba5/louis-l-amour-876_admire_no-matter-how-much-i-admire-our-schools_326622.jpg) > [The fact of the matter is that poor men do not often steal, and when they do, it is petty theft, something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/the-fact-of-the-matter-is-that-poor-men-do-not-often-steal-and-when/) [Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b39/louis-l-amour-876_clothings_the-fact-of-the-matter-is-that-poor-men_1632317.jpg) > [Do not let yourself be bothered by the inconsequential. One has only so much time in this world, so devote it to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/do-not-let-yourself-be-bothered-by-the-inconsequential-one-has-only/) [Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e70/louis-l-amour-876_bothered_do-not-let-yourself-be-bothered-by-the-i_2054820.jpg) > [Actually, all education is self-education. A teacher is only a guide, to point out the way, and no school, no matter how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/actually-all-education-is-self-education-a-teacher-is-only-a-guide-to/) [Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09c/louis-l-amour-876_book_actually-all-education-is-self-education_2672484.jpg) > [There have always been hard times. There have always been wars and troubles -famine, disease and such-like -and some folks are born…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/there-have-always-been-hard-times-there-have-always-been-wars-and/) [Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8e/louis-l-amour-876_born_there-have-always-been-hard-times-there_2326087.jpg) > [Do you wish to learn? There are books that can teach you anything, and there is no cheaper form of education, nor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louis-l-amour/do-you-wish-to-learn-there-are-books-that-can-teach-you-anything-and/) [Louis L'Amour](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louis-l-amour/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/279/louis-l-amour-876_book_do-you-wish-to-learn-there-are-books-tha_2465339.jpg) ## Other authors on Matter ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/matter/louis-l-amour/#itemlist", "name": "10 Matter Quotes By Louis L'Amour", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Start writing, no matter what. 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