Possibly life's greatest concealed treasure is peace of mind. Peace of mind will forever remain at arm's length without peace of spirit. Peace of mind and peace of spirit may be one in the same.


"The nurtured spiritual relationship between a man and his bow may reveal a path to the most coveted treasure of peace of mind."

"The harder I worked, the luckier I got". I don't know if he said it first but Ralph Engelstad used it. He was the man who donated close to 100 million dollars to build a new hockey arena for the University of North Dakota.

"Faith makes things possible... not easy". My wife has that on our kitchen wall.

And finally,(although maybe not appropriate for your man cave)  I posted this on my computer in my office at work a few years before I retired, just to remind me:  "This is not my home, I am just passing through."

"shooting a Jake is like kissing your sister"

"roosted aint roasted"  Will Primos

"you play like you practice"

when I was just a youngster coon hunting with my grandfather, I asked him "what is the limit on raccoons?"  his response, "all you can pack plus one"

"I'm glad I lived to see it one more time" Tom Kelly

From the book of Ester "for such a time as this". Biblical, but can be used for a number of noble applications.

Just check the oil, son.  The gas will take care of itself.

from a friend...."own your possessions, don't let your possessions own you" ....applies to life and hunting in general.

"It's very difficult to hit what you are trying hard not to miss"......

"These walls are a reflection of my soul, my life, my pupose and will not be compromised."  


    just made it up but I like it.

"purpose"  seems my education was a waste of time.

Just thought of another favorite of mine by the late, and in my opinion great George Carlin: "Next time someone tells you to have a good one, tell them, I already have a good one, now I'm just looking for a longer one"

QuoteOriginally posted by DWT:
"purpose"  seems my education was a waste of time.

That's almost a quote in itself...    
 

"Crying is all right in its way, while it lasts, but you have to stop sooner or later, and then you still have to decide what to do." -- C.S. Lewis

My signatures...

One that I used to tell my students when I taught sailing,

"Practice makes permanent.  Perfect practice makes perfect permanent."

Also, from my Grandfather:

"If you're going to do something stupid, do only one stupid thing at a time."


"Cheers!"

It can't be all luck.I was trying to do it.

Elk are not hard to hit they are just easy to miss.
Trust me I know!!!

John

My first boss at a real job used to say..."If you're gonna do something half assed, make sure it's the  right half."     :

The odds of the toast landing jelly side up is proportional to the cost of the carpet.

"The relationship between a man and his traditional bow and arrow may secure fulfillment of a coveted euphoric dream, yet only to regenerate the chimera once again.

...A dream worth taking to the grave."

Good stuff, thanks for all the suggestions!