Book 33. (7 results) Rebels of Gor (Context Quote)
| Chapter # | Sentence # | Quote |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 176 | They are less skilled. |
| 1 | 177 | Men see land differently, the merchant in terms of profitability, the sage in terms of quietude, the poet in terms of mood, the painter in terms of beauty, the peasant in terms of home, in terms of soil, fertility, tillability, and yield. |
| 1 | 178 | But I feared I saw it differently. |
| 1 | 179 | I was of the scarlet caste. |
| 1 | 180 | The military eye does not see land as others see it. |
| 1 | 181 | It sees it in terms of what might be done, and not done, and how easily, sees it in terms of movement, columns, the marshaling of men, the arrangement of troops, the order of battle, in terms of passage, heights, time, concealment, attack, marches, and tactics. |
| 1 | 182 | High grass, a wood, may conceal foes. |
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They are less skilled.
Men see land differently, the merchant in terms of profitability, the sage in terms of quietude, the poet in terms of mood, the painter in terms of beauty, the peasant in terms of home, in terms of soil, fertility, tillability, and yield.
But I feared I saw it differently.
I was of the scarlet caste.
The military eye does not see land as others see it.
It sees it in terms of what might be done, and not done, and how easily, sees it in terms of movement, columns, the marshaling of men, the arrangement of troops, the order of battle, in terms of passage, heights, time, concealment, attack, marches, and tactics.
High grass, a wood, may conceal foes.
- (Rebels of Gor, Chapter )