Quotes About Vigilance

Depend on it, I will defend this little citadel to the utmost.

man he made and for him built Magnificent this world, and earth his seat, Him lord pronounced; and, Oh indignity! Subjected to his service angel-wings, And flaming ministers to watch and tend Their earthly charge: Of these the vigilance I dread; and, to elude, thus wrapped in mist Of midnight vapor glide obscure, and pry In every bush and brake, where hap may find The serpent sleeping; in whose mazy folds To hide me, and the dark intent I bring. —PARADISE LOST, JOHN MILTON

she had conducted meticulous daily inspections since the time she could crawl.

Always sleep with one eye open. Never take anything for granted. Your best friends might just be your enemies.

I'm going to check on you in the night, he said. At random intervals of my choosing. I figured.

Be careful, darling. Your footsteps land heavy here. Your racket will wake the dragons.

Just as she placed herself daily between the children and the hazards of the house and yard, Charles stood between all of them and everything beyond the bounds of their claim.

Some people, if they didn't make it hard for themselves, might fall asleep.

Aquel que ha atrapado al diablo, ¡que no lo suelte!; no volverá a atraparlo por segunda vez.

The price of excellence in teamwork is eternal vigilance

Never trust governments absolutely and always do what you can to prevent them from doing too much harm.

I don't know, Doctor. But I'd suggest you arm yourself and kill anyone who looks to be in need of it.

Be prepared. *smacks chest*

None within this Last Redoubt can be alone. Our enemies are ever with us, unsleeping, tireless, horrid.

since Satan is always breathing down our necks, and is ready and scheming to plunge us into a thousand perils, we ought to be no less watchful and on our guard.

You must be careful where you step. And you must be ready for what you might find.

When Louis relaxed, it was an indication that a threat was at hand and he was preparing to act, as when an archer releases a breath simultaneously with the flight of an arrow, channeling all of the tension into the flighted missile itself.

Y Hood solo se despertaba del todo cuando había que avivar el fuego. Porque toda madera teme la llama.

One ignored the mundane at one's peril.

Screw us once, shame on them; screw us twice, shame on us.

Freedom must be continually guarded as something more priceless than life itself.

It is not enough that our life is an easy one. We must live on the stretch, retiring to our rest like soldiers on the eve of a battle, looking forward to the strenuous sortie of the morrow.

Always, in all circumstances, wear comfortable shoes. You never know when you may have to run for your life.

Keep you enemies in front of you.