Veterans Day Quotes

In war, there are no unwounded soldiers.  ~ José Narosky


When our perils are past, shall our gratitude sleep?  ~ George Canning


Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others.  ~ Aristotle


This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.  ~ Elmer Davis


Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.  ~ Michel de Montaigne


The guts carry the feet, not the feet the guts.  ~ Cervantes


The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree.  ~ Thomas Campbell


In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.  ~ Mark Twain


If you are ashamed to stand by your colors, you had better seek another flag.  ~ Author Unknown


The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage.  ~ Thucydides


But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, Is their monument to-day, and for aye.  ~ Thomas Dunn English


Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgement that something else is more important than fear.  ~ Ambrose Redmoon


Courage is being scared to death... and saddling up anyway.  ~ John Wayne


We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.  ~ Cynthia Ozick


I think there is one higher office than president and I would call that patriot.  ~ Gary Hart


When eating bamboo sprouts, remember the man who planted them.  ~ Chinese Proverb


How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!  ~ Maya Angelou


As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.  ~ John Fitzgerald Kennedy


We make war that we may live in peace.  ~ Aristotle



Fortune favors the brave.  ~ Terence


Freedom is never free.  ~ Unknown