distress

Smile

By aaforringer on May 26, 2026 • ( 0 )

The real man smiles in trouble, gathers strength from distress, and grows brave by reflection. Thomas Paine Thomas Paine (born Thomas Pain, February 9, 1737 [O.S. January 29, 1736] – June 8, 1809; ) was an English-born American Founding Father, French Revolutionary, inventor, political philosopher, and statesman. His pamphlets Common Sense (1776)… Read More ›

Bible

By aaforringer on March 26, 2015 • ( 0 )

In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength. Robert E. Lee Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was an American soldier best known for commanding the… Read More ›

Distresses

By aaforringer on January 13, 2013 • ( 0 )

“In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength.” – Robert E. Lee In the light of my Civil War post yesterday a quote from a key player in that god awful… Read More ›