"To the soldier, luck is merely another word…" — Patrick MacGill
"To the soldier, luck is merely another word for skill."
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11 Quotes by Patrick MacGill
Patrick MacGill has 11 quotes on this site.
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Divisional exercise is a great game of make-believe.
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Even the distribution of rations leaves much to be desired; the fatigue party, well-intentioned and sympathetic though it be, often…
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There comes a moment on a journey when something sweet, something irresistible and charming as wine raised to thirsty lips,…
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Every battalion has its marching songs.
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Save for minor ailments and accident, my battalion is practically immune from sickness; colds come and go as a matter…
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The soldiers' last meal is generally served out about five o'clock in the afternoon, sometimes earlier; and a stretch of…
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Marching thus at night, a battalion is doubly impressive. The silent monster is full of restrained power; resolute in its…
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Few men could explain why they enlisted, and if they attempted they might only prove that they had done as…
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I am one of the million or more male residents of the United Kingdom, who a year ago had no…
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A clock struck out the hour of twelve, and the bird in the hedgerow was still singing as we marched…
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It is okay to be at a place of struggle. Struggle is just another word for growth. Even the most…
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How many things in the world deserve our loyalty? Very few indeed. I think one should be loyal to immortality,…
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I notice my wife when she's on the phone with her friends, man they will share every animate details of…
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The religious urge in man is not a mere passing phase in the history of his spiritual development, but the…
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You are not worth another word, else I'd call you knave.
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Competition, which is the instinct of selfishness, is another word for dissipation of energy, while combination is the secret of…
— Edward Bellamy
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Painting is with me but another word for feeling.
— John Constable
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Fun is just another word for learning.
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The word crap is actually another word that's very, very old. It was taken over from 17th century England by…
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America is not another word for Opportunity to all her sons.
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Occasionally, the whole class struggle may be summed up in the struggle for one word against another word. Certain words…
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Thinking? You're not thinking. You're reasoning without reasons, and that's just another word for prejudice.
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