Wisdom from 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 to do. Rich is a little whiskey to drink and some food to eat and a roof over your head and a fish pole and a boat and a gun and a dollar for a box of shells. Rich is not owing any money to anybody, and not spending what you haven't got.'
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A man can build a staunch reputation for honesty by admitting he was in error, especially when he gets caught at it.
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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.
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'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 can go to bed every night thinking about how much fun you had twenty years ago, and it all comes back clear as moonlight.'