Quotes of Supine - somelinesforyou

“ They that are on their guard and appear ready to receive their adversaries, are in much less danger of being attacked than the supine, secure and negligent. ”

- Benjamin Franklin

“ Yes, risk taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise it would be called sure-thing taking. ”

- Tim McMahon

“ There is no calamity which a great nation can invite which equals that which follows a supine submission to wrong and injustice and the consequent loss of national self-respect and honor, beneath which are shielded and defended a people's safety and greatness. ”

- Grover Cleveland

“ They tell us, sir," continued Mr. Henry, "that we are weak, unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when shall we be stronger. Will it be the next week or the next year?…Shall we gain strength by irresolution and inaction? Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs, and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies have bound us hand and foot? Sir, we are not weak if we make a proper use of those means which the God of nature hath placed in our power. ”

- Patrick Henry
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