"This land, which we have watered with our tears and our blood, is now our mother country, and we are well satisfied to stay where wisdom abounds and gospel is free.“


-Richard V. Allen

posted in wisdom


This land, which we have watered with our tears and our blood, is now our mother country, and we are well satisfied to stay where wisdom abounds and gospel is free.

Other Quotes You Might Like

Discover more inspiring quotes from our collection

"A Bush Administration will, I believe, enjoy a better relationship with the new Congress, although President-elect Bush will be faced with real challenges in getting along with the Congress."

-Richard V. Allen

relationshipView Quote
"Our system provides for a winner to take office on January 20th, and he is expected to take command of the ship of state. Failure to do so, characterized by hesitation and indecision, will harm the national interest."

-Richard V. Allen

failureView Quote
"How sweet it is!"

-Jackie Gleason

migrate3View Quote
"We don't believe in rheumatism and true love until after the first attack."

-Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

migrate3View Quote
"It's better to have loved and lost than to have to do forty pounds of laundry a week."

-Laurence J. Peter

migrate3View Quote
"I'm into all that sappy stuff - a surprise picnic, nice dinner, or traveling. I'm kind of an old romantic."

-Will Estes

migrate3View Quote

More Quotes About wisdom

Explore other inspiring quotes in this category

"Yale is a crucible in American life for the accommodation of intellectual achievement, of wisdom, of refinement, with the democratic ideals of openness, of social justice and of equal opportunity."

-Benno C. Schmidt, Jr.

wisdomView Quote
"A proverb is the wisdom of many and the wit of one."

-Lord John Russell

wisdomView Quote
"Wisdom denotes the pursuing of the best ends by the best means."

-Francis Hutcheson

wisdomView Quote
"This ceremony and the intellectual aura associated with the Nobel Prizes have grown from the wisdom of a practical chemist who wrote a remarkable will."

-Stanford Moore

wisdomView Quote
"I actually think with age comes some level of wisdom."

-Nina Totenberg

wisdomView Quote
"The result showed the wisdom of your orders."

-John Bigelow

wisdomView Quote