Quotes About Vigilance

fought the waves of sleep that kept threatening to wash over me.

The natural world is a culture of vigilance based on carefully tended relationships and connections, maintained through recognition, mutual respect, and "jungle etiquette" that in the end preserves the baseline and conserves energy.

That internal beast is human nature. It cannot be killed; it can only be tamed. And even then, constant vigilance is required.

Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction.

This is one reason social media has been so transformative: there is always an audience eager to watch people being shamed, particularly when it is so easy for spectators to join in and pile on. Life in a call-out culture requires constant vigilance, fear, and self-censorship.

There were days when no kid came out of his house without looking around. The week after Halloween had a quality both hungover and ominous, the light pitched, the sky smashed against the rooftops.

Nerves were on hair triggers, and if my virgin aunt had stepped out from behind those crates with a puppy in one hand and a baby in the other my guys would have capped her.

Remember—we shouldn't be able to see them," I said. "Keep looking straight ahead.

instrucciones de prudencia dignas de grandes paranoicos.

Butler could kill you a hundred different ways without use of his armoury. Though I'm sure one would be quite sufficient.

Confident because of our caution

guess it's like driving a car, you gotta watch out for the other guy! I

As men, we must not become lethargic in our vigilance against things that would attempt to destroy manhood.

evidently sown while the bishops slept (Mt 13:25).

When in unknown territory, before you did anything else, make darn sure you look around to see if someone was about to blow your head off.

He never seemed to get tired. Always first up and ready to move on. Never afraid of what lay ahead.

It is better to scare off a mouse than welcome a badger

Fireheart," the voice murmured again. "Beware an enemy who seems to sleep." "What do you mean?" asked Fireheart, his chest tightening. "What enemy?" "Beware!

And here we are! No, Squirrelpaw, this is my guest. They didn't sneak up behind me. Yes, I know you're standing guard. I'm sure the whole camp knows we're here now.

It's better to scare off a mouse than welcome a badger.

Keep your eyes open, Fireheart. Keep your ears pricked. Keep looking behind you. Because one day I'll find you, and then you'll be crow-food.

A man that does nothing but watch evil, never will overcome it.

One thing for certain, Abigail who lived up the road was going on my watch list. In fact I was going to create a watch list just so I could put Abigail at the top of it.

It gave me "the eye"—the fearsome gaze that sheepdogs use to keep their charges in line. But I gave it "the look"—the stare that policemen use to keep members of the public in a state of randomized guilt.