Foreign Landmark Missionary

Famous quotes containing the words foreign, landmark and/or missionary:

    “Our country! In her intercourse with foreign nations, may she always be in the right; but our country, right or wrong.”
    —Stephen Decatur (1779–1820)

    “They throw in Drummer Hodge, to rest
    Uncoffined—just as found:
    His landmark is a kopje-crest
    That breaks the veldt around;”
    —Thomas Hardy (1840–1928)

    “Why have such scores of lovely, gifted girls
    Married impossible men?
    Simple self-sacrifice may be ruled out,
    And missionary endeavour, nine times out of ten.”
    —Robert Graves (1895–1985)