R.J. Gilbert > R.J.'s Quotes

“A hero is not measured by the lives that he has saved. A hero is measured by the number of the dead that he did not join.”
― Robert J.A. Gilbert, Men of Renown

“Just because you are a child of God, that doesn’t mean you can act like a child."
~Renaud”
― Robert J.A. Gilbert, The Lucky and the Strong

“A sword is only as good, or as evil, as its user. In good hands it defends the helpless and brings justice. In evil hands it leaves a swath of despair and suffering. The same goes for...laws--or anything, for that matter. Either good men use them for good, or evil men use them for evil, but they are not inherently good or evil in themselves."
--Wenchel”
― Robert J.A. Gilbert, The Sarian's Sword

“There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.”
― Leonardo da Vinci

“Stories which have failed either to become popular folk lore or to be embalmed in old newspaper files are in great danger of oblivion. If they are saved, often it is by the merest chance. And that chance may well depend upon one individual with a treasure-story bent and a retentive memory.”
― Ruby Elhult, Lost Mines and Treasures of the Pacific Northwest