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title: "2 Traditional Way Quotes By Robert Ruark"
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> [“When we take away from a man his traditional way of life, his customs, hi religion, we had better make certain to replace it with SOMETHING OF VALUE”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/when-we-take-away-from-a-man-his-traditional-way-of-life-his-customs/)

[Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/)

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> [If a man does away with his traditional way of living and throws away his good customs, he had better first make certain that he has something of value to replace them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/if-a-man-does-away-with-his-traditional-way-of-living-and-throws-away/)

[Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/)

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## More by Robert Ruark

> [Time just seems to fly away for a boy. That, I s’pose, is why one day you wake up suddenly and you ain’t a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/time-just-seems-to-fly-away-for-a-boy-that-i-s-pose-is-why-one-day/)

[Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/)

> [A man can build a staunch reputation for honesty by admitting he was in error, especially when he gets caught at it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/a-man-can-build-a-staunch-reputation-for-honesty-by-admitting-he-was/)

[Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/)

> [A fish, which you can't see, deep down in the water, is a kind of symbol of peace on earth, good will to yourself.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/a-fish-which-you-can-t-see-deep-down-in-the-water-is-a-kind-of-symbol/)

[Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/)

> [But phony, Hemingway was not, and poseur he was not. He did not shoot lions and leopards because he was searching for the answer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/but-phony-hemingway-was-not-and-poseur-he-was-not-he-did-not-shoot/)

[Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/)

> [When I get up at five in the morning to go fishing, I wake my wife up and ask, 'What'll it be dear, sex…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/when-i-get-up-at-five-in-the-morning-to-go-fishing-i-wake-my-wife-up/)

[Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/)

> [“When we take away from a man his traditional way of life, his customs, hi religion, we had better make certain to replace it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/when-we-take-away-from-a-man-his-traditional-way-of-life-his-customs/)

[Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/)

> [Any time a boy is ready to learn about guns is the time he’s ready, no matter how young he is, and you can’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/any-time-a-boy-is-ready-to-learn-about-guns-is-the-time-he-s-ready-no/)

[Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/)

> [If they keep exposing you to education, you might even realize some day that man becomes immortal only in what he writes on paper,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/if-they-keep-exposing-you-to-education-you-might-even-realize-some/)

[Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/)

> [Never knew a man not to be improved by a dog.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/never-knew-a-man-not-to-be-improved-by-a-dog/)

[Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/)

> [Rich, 'the Old Man said dreamily, 'is not baying after what you can't have. Rich is having the time to do what you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/rich-the-old-man-said-dreamily-is-not-baying-after-what-you-can-t/)

[Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/)

> [Hunting is the noblest sport yet devised by the hand of man. There were mighty hunters in the Bible, and all the caves where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/hunting-is-the-noblest-sport-yet-devised-by-the-hand-of-man-there/)

[Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/)

> [If a man does away with his traditional way of living and throws away his good customs, he had better first make certain that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/if-a-man-does-away-with-his-traditional-way-of-living-and-throws-away/)

[Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/)

> [Texan is what you are, not what you were or might be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/texan-is-what-you-are-not-what-you-were-or-might-be/)

[Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/)

> [You might as well learn that a man who catches fish or shoots game has got to make it fit to eat before he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/you-might-as-well-learn-that-a-man-who-catches-fish-or-shoots-game/)

[Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/)

> ['The best thing about hunting and fishing,' the Old Man said, 'is that you don't have to actually do it to enjoy it. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-ruark/the-best-thing-about-hunting-and-fishing-the-old-man-said-is-that-you/)

[Robert Ruark](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-ruark/)

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