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About John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones was a 18th-century Scottish born naval officer. John Paul Jones was a Scottish-American naval officer who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. Often referred to as the "Father of the American Navy", Jones is regarded by several commentators as one of the greatest naval commanders in the military history of the United States. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Life — Reflections on the meaning, challenges, and beauty of life
  • Peace — The pursuit of harmony, reconciliation, and inner calm

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“If fear is cultivated it will become stronger, if faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery.”
— John Paul Jones
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“It seems to be a law of nature, inflexible and inexorable, that those who will not risk cannot win.”
— John Paul Jones
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“A captain of the Navy ought to be a man of strong and well connected sense, with a tolerable good education, a gentleman, as well as a seaman both in theory and practice.”
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“Since human wisdom cannot secure us from accidents, it is the greatest effort of reason to bear them well.”
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“If fear is cultivated it will become stronger. If faith is cultivated it will achieve the mastery ... faith is the stronger emotion because it is positive whereas fear is negative.”
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