Quotes From "A Punctual Paymaster" By Dan Groat

Peace, a commodity purchased with friendship and safety and anything comfortable and all things familiar; peace that was a pleasant melody playing through the moments of their day; a chord striking only the notes of security and agreement and understanding and order. Dan Groat

There are struggles you cannot win, but a man can meet his own heart if value is found in loss. Give yourself permission to cry. Dan Groat

Governments have absolutely no interest in self-reliance. It defeats one of the purposes for their existence. They encourage and thrive on dependency. The more of it they sell, the more necessary they are, and the more power and money they need. Dan Groat

The power of our country relies on the character that comes out of each of our homes. Dan Groat

The world has a way of dragging down our mood. Dan Groat

As you get older, you have to be willing and able to choose your own path for your life. And once you choose it, you walk it with strength. If you meet evil along the way, know that it is supposed to make you afraid, but it’s not supposed to stop you. You walk through the fear and you walk through the evil, and you don’t let either one become your master. Dan Groat

A government that thinks it can remedy personal failure is an intrusion in everybody’s life. No law is going to cure a human’s lack of physical or mental effectiveness. I’d rather see democracy promote strength than reward weakness. Dan Groat

I wonder if God hears prayers if the only time you make them is when you’re in trouble. Dan Groat

He knew that prejudice was a necessary part of the weak spirit of some men. Dan Groat

Time does not heal, but it can liberate. A race run well can never be lost. Dan Groat

Hope was always hard to find in the darkness. Dan Groat

Doing without will wear on you until temptation is stronger than character, sometimes. Dan Groat

There is no end to the hatred in men, but there is an end to the hatred in a man. If your hatred is just, and deeds will get you to the end of it, then go and do what must be done. Dan Groat

We learn to love when we’re young. If we learn hating better, it has to go somewhere. We can hate ourselves or we can hate somebody else. Most people would rather hate somebody else. Dan Groat

People don’t die so the universe can gauge your reaction. They die because life is finite. Dan Groat

Human thought and human caring go on in one brain and one heart at a time. Groups are necessary. Regulations are necessary. Government, I would hope limited government, is necessary. But it all starts with the individual. Everything that is accomplished starts with one person, even if the group steps in and helps; it’s still one brain and one heart at a time. Dan Groat

It made him wonder if all things taken from their home too soon lost some of their bloom. Dan Groat

They understood that brave men could be injured more by pity than by disease. Dan Groat

Winning and losing was suddenly elevated to be about things that had no score and no teams and no uniforms; just one player at a time dealing with his life, his own struggle, his own triumph and torment. Dan Groat

Those who show no loyalty give up the right to expect any. Dan Groat

In this country our principles should not be silent. Dan Groat

The weak thrive on indulgence. Dan Groat

He knew most men only heard what they wanted to hear, and he had no desire to be like most men. Dan Groat

There’s nothing wrong with fighting when you have no choice. As a matter of fact, it’s what you should do, but when you fight, fight to win. Dan Groat