Louis L'Amour Quotes

Louis L'Amour was a famous American writer. His Western novels sold more than 225 million copies. Here are a few quotes from Louis L'Amour. His early reading included the works of Longfellow, Whittier, Lowell, and Emerson; and his first published work was a poem. Read these quotes from Louis L'Amour.

• "A wise man fights to win, but he is twice a fool who has no plan for possible defeat."
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• "Actually, all education is self-education. A teacher is only a guide, to point out the way, and no school, no matter how excellent, can give you education. What you receive is like the outlines in a child’s coloring book. You must fill in the colors yourself."
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• "Being scared can keep a man from getting killed, and often makes a better fighter of him."
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• "For one who reads, there is no limit to the number of lives that may be lived, for fiction, biography, and history offer an inexhaustible number of lives in many parts of the world, in all periods of time."
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• "Some say opportunity knocks only once, That is not true. Opportunity knocks all the time, but you have to be ready for it. If the chance comes, you must have the equipment to take advantage of it."
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• "To disbelieve is easy; to scoff is simple; to have faith is harder."
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• "Victory is won not in miles but in inches. Win a little now, hold your ground, and later, win a little more."
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