To ride, shoot straight......

[WILCO]

"To ride, shoot straight, and speak the truth-
This was the ancient law of youth.
Old times are past, old days done;
But the law runs true,
O little son!"

-- Charles T. Davis

[km101]

I have heard that quote, or parts of it, many times. But until now I never knew the author. Thank you sir. This will get saved.

[40-82]

That poem was also used in an early Ruger advertisement, which I really liked.

[76 WARLOCK]

The original quote is from Herodotus according to Jeff Cooper on the title of his book.

[1Shirt]

Great!

[Bent Ramrod]

"The period of a boy's education is between the ages of five and twenty, and they are taught three things only: to ride, to use the bow, and to speak the truth."

Herodotus, Book 1, [136], "Persian Customs."

[Jammersix]

There are many times when and many, many reasons why I'd rather walk, and there are many, many times when the right thing to do is not only to lie, but to make it work.

When I tell you "he's an honest man", I don't mean that he never lies, I mean that he has a man's judgement about when and how to lie.

[guninhand]

Old chinese saying; it doesn't pay to be the only honest man in a room full of liars.