Words of Wisdom
It's amazing that a show written about the 1860's could contain advice that is relevant to us still!
Please share with us any lines from the show that
you found particuarly philisophical, insightful, or just plain funny.
On Life and Living:
"Everybody dies, son, only difference is what you do till then." Elias Mills: The Blood of Others
"There's always one more waiting." Buck: Gunfighter
"There's only one thing you can't save a person from, and that's themselves." Teaspoon
"Son...in the end, all you got is your truth. Hold tight to that." Teaspoon: Ten Cent Hero
"Sometimes it takes a hot place to cool a man's soul." Teaspoon: Gunfighter
"Shoot to kill. It's the only chance you've got." Sam: Ten Cent Hero
"When a wolverine is caught in a white man's trap he chews off his leg to get free. He does not talk about it." Curly: A Good Day To Die
"It is a good day to die..." However, "tomorrow is better." Curly: A Good Day To Die
"Hope ain't known for its high probability in time." Noah
"That's the problem with you Kid, too much thinking, not enough doing." Lou: The Sacrifice
"You're here for riding not for gun fighting, but if it's trouble you want, you'll get a belly-full." Teaspoon, The Kid
On Love:
"When it comes to human beings, and affairs of the heart, the world is kinda like a wheel divided up into three equal parts. Each part wants the part that don't want it. Now--if one of those parts should desire the other, and it's mutual--that's what's called a freak of nature."--Teaspoon: The Kid
"Sometimes you wait too long and the right time passes you by." Lou: Blind Love
"If you've got these feelings, don't deny them." Lou: Blind Love
"Sometimes love doesn't always make sense." Lou: Blind Love
"I hate feeling this way...crowded when I'm with him, crazy when I'm not." Lou: Just Like Old Times
"Sweetheart, it's only natural for the doubts to get bigger as the day gets closer. Happened to me all six times. It's only human." Teaspoon: The Debt
"They're not orphans while I'm around." Emma: The Kid
On Friendship and People:
"If human beings was meant to fight every time they took umbrage we'd all have leathery skin, a lot longer teeth, maybe one or two horns out the top of our head. Son...you got to learn control."--Teaspoon: Gunfighter
"Don't you ever spit on nobody's dreams!" Stagecoach Sally: Born to Hang
"Sorry, but apologizing is something I only do on Sundays. Today is Tuesday." Jimmy: Gunfighter
"It doesn't matter what others think. It matters what you think." Lou: The Blood of Others
"Asking for help around here is like trying to send a bucket down a dry well." Kid: The Sacrifice
What are your favorite Words to Live By?
Thanks for sending me quotes: Sarah, Lisa, Beth, Jen, Mette, Jane, and Kirsten!
A lot of these lines are from my memory. I'll double check them as soon as I have the chance, but if you find anything wrong in the meantime, please let me know!
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