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Quotes About Guardianship

It was easier to be brave, he discovered, when someone needed your protection
~ Robert Jordan
Yes. He was doing the same thing as before. And yet, something had changed. He would see her protected so that she could do great things. He would stand in her shadow and be proud. He would do as she asked—but would see her safe no matter what. Because that was what a Warder did.
~ Robert Jordan
The gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools. She'd
~ Larry Niven
The gods do not protect fools. Fools are protected by more capable fools.
~ Larry Niven, Ringworld
The fact is that there are many skeletons in the Tower's cupboard.
~ A.J. Pollard
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? - Who watches the watchmen?
~ Alan Moore
Stand unshod upon it, for the ground is holy, being even as it came from the Creator. Keep it, guard it, care for it, for it keeps men, guards men, cares for men. Destroy it and man is destroyed.
~ Alan Paton
You are safe," he said firmly. "You have my name and my family, my clan, and if necessary, the protection of my body as well. The man willna lay hands on ye again, while I live.
~ Diana Gabaldon
I've just come across this in the Imitation of Christ: Custodi diligenter cellam tuam, et custodiet te ('Take good care of your cell, and it will take care of you'). – May God keep us in faith.
~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The Roman church's unmistakable claim is that there is only one church and only one faith and that Christendom needs a visible head, a chief shepherd, to guide the church and to care for the faithful with fatherly care. The longing for a lost Western empire, longing for the corpus christianum in which emperor and pope together are guardians of the unity of the Christian West, cannot fade away as long as there is a papacy.
~ Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Don't mess with my son is what she was saying.
~ Jenny Han
May the Lord watch between thee and me while we are absent the one from the other.
~ Ernest Hemingway
Derek frowned, looking down. "That's fine... I'll just, uh, stand here. And protect you. Yes. That is definitely what I will be doing.
~ Andrew Rowe
The biggest threat to children is always inside their houses. The predator with the ski-mask who grabs the kid out of a van, while a real thing, is a tiny percentage of those who prey upon children. Most victimization of children is within the Circle of Trust — not necessarily a parent, but somebody who was let into that circle, who can be a counselor, or a coach, or someone at a day-care center. The biggest danger to children is that they're perceived as property, not human beings.
~ Andrew Vachss
My choice...I'll tell you, Phillipa, what I've chosen. I won't allow you to involve Ciri in your dirty machinations. I am warning you. Whoever dares harm Ciri will end up like those four lying there. I won't swear an oath. I have nothing by which to swear. I simply warn you. You accused me of being a bad guardian, that I don't know how to protect the child. I will protect her. As best I can. I will kill. I will kill mercilessly...
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
You protect us not only from the evil lurking in the darkness, but also from that which lies within ourselves.
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
So long, Geralt. Look after yourself." The witcher's smile was surly. "I prefer to look after others. It turns out better in the long run." From
~ Andrzej Sapkowski
will lift up my eyes to the mountains— from where does my help come? My help comes from Adonai, Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip. Your Keeper will not slumber. Behold, the Keeper of Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps
~ Angela Elwell Hunt
My first priority is trying to protect my family.
~ Orlando Bloom
The safety of our children should be our number-one priority.
~ Abigail Spanberger
My highest priority is the safety of all Oregonians and their communities.
~ Kate Brown
My number one priority is the safety of our communities, and particularly the safety of our children.
~ Jamaal Bowman
In the Saudi system, women are considered inferior. No matter our age, we have male guardians. We must get permission from men to attend school, to work, to marry, to travel overseas - even to have basic medical procedures.
~ Manal al-Sharif
Lord, protect me from my friends; I can take care of my enemies.
~ Robert Greene