5 Quotes & Sayings By John F Baddeley

John F. Baddeley was the author of over 200 books on topics ranging from linguistics to time management. His most popular work, The ABC's of Health, was published in twenty-two languages and sold millions of copies worldwide. He also co-authored the best-selling book The ABC's of Success with his wife, Lillian B Read more

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As long as the forest stood the Tchetchens were unconquerable... and it is literally the fact that they were beaten in the long run not by the sword but by the axe. John F. Baddeley
...and to this day the rare traveller who knows the...
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...and to this day the rare traveller who knows the language and customs even of the worst of the tribes is safer amongst them than in the neighbouring Cossack settlements. John F. Baddeley
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Hospitality, as with all the mountain tribes, was - and is still - a most sacred duty; and the man who would slay a chance-met traveller without pity or remorse for the sake of trifling gain, would lay down his life for the very same individual were he to cross his threshold as even an unbidden guest. John F. Baddeley
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It may be said without exaggeration that the mountains made the men; and the men in return fought with passionate courage and energy in defence of their beloved mountains, in whose fastnesses, indeed, they were well-nigh unconquerable. John F. Baddeley