Inspirational phrases, classic mottos, and meaningful sayings laser-engraved on Zippo windproof lighters. 'Born to Be Wild,' 'Carpe Diem,' 'Semper Fidelis,' 'No Excuses,' and more — permanent engravings on all-metal windproof lighters made in Bradford, PA. Lifetime guarantee.
Zippo — Sayings Collection
Born to Be Wild Design Street Chrome
SKU: ZIPPO-SAY001
Street Chrome — Windproof — Refillable — Lifetime Guarantee
$25.95
'Born to Be Wild' — the Steppenwolf song from 1968 that became the defining anthem of motorcycle freedom culture — laser-engraved on Street Chrome. 'Born to Be Wild' reached #2 on the Billboard charts in 1968; its use in Easy Rider (1969) made it synonymous with riding through America without a plan. The phrase passed from song title to cultural shorthand: it describes an orientation toward life rather than a specific activity. Laser engraving on brushed chrome is permanent. Windproof, refillable, lifetime guarantee. Made in Bradford, PA.
Specifications
| Brand | Zippo Manufacturing Co. |
| SKU | SAY001 |
| Theme | Sayings |
| Subject | Born to Be Wild — Steppenwolf 1968 — Easy Rider — Life Orientation |
| Case | Classic |
| Finish | Street Chrome |
| Decoration | Laser Engrave |
| Fuel | Zippo Premium Lighter Fluid |
| Guarantee | Lifetime |
| Origin | USA — Bradford, PA |
| Price | $25.95 |
Zippo — Sayings Collection
Carpe Diem Laser Engrave Brushed Brass
SKU: ZIPPO-SAY002
Brushed Brass — Windproof — Refillable — Lifetime Guarantee
$25.95
'Carpe diem' — the Latin phrase from Horace's Odes (23 BCE), meaning 'seize the day' — laser-engraved on Brushed Brass. Horace's full line: 'carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero' — seize the day, trusting as little as possible in tomorrow. A statement about mortality and the brevity of the present moment. The warm brushed brass provides the appropriate antiquity for a phrase from 23 BCE that remains the most precise expression of a universal human aspiration. Windproof, refillable, lifetime guarantee.
Specifications
| Brand | Zippo Manufacturing Co. |
| SKU | SAY002 |
| Theme | Sayings |
| Subject | Carpe Diem — Horace 23 BCE — Seize the Day — Trust Little in Tomorrow |
| Case | Classic |
| Finish | Brushed Brass |
| Decoration | Laser Engrave — Carpe Diem |
| Fuel | Zippo Premium Lighter Fluid |
| Guarantee | Lifetime |
| Origin | USA — Bradford, PA |
| Price | $25.95 |
Zippo — Sayings Collection
No Worries Design Street Chrome
SKU: ZIPPO-SAY003
Street Chrome — Windproof — Refillable — Lifetime Guarantee
$25.95
'No worries' — the Australian and New Zealand phrase that has become a global expression of relaxed acceptance, the Swahili 'hakuna matata' that entered global popular culture through The Lion King (1994) — laser-engraved on Street Chrome. The philosophy of no worries is the practical expression of Marcus Aurelius's stoic principle: concern yourself only with what is within your control; release what is not. Whether the delivery is Swahili, Australian, or classical Latin, the content is identical. Laser engraving on brushed chrome is permanent. Windproof, refillable, lifetime guarantee.
Specifications
| Brand | Zippo Manufacturing Co. |
| SKU | SAY003 |
| Theme | Sayings |
| Subject | No Worries — Hakuna Matata — Australian Origin — Lion King 1994 — Marcus Aurelius Stoic |
| Case | Classic |
| Finish | Street Chrome |
| Decoration | Laser Engrave — No Worries |
| Fuel | Zippo Premium Lighter Fluid |
| Guarantee | Lifetime |
| Origin | USA — Bradford, PA |
| Price | $25.95 |
Zippo — Sayings Collection
Good Vibes Only Design Street Chrome
SKU: ZIPPO-SAY004
Street Chrome — Windproof — Refillable — Lifetime Guarantee
$25.95
'Good Vibes Only' — the contemporary phrase that expresses the aspiration of surrounding oneself with positive energy, positive people, and positive circumstances — laser-engraved on Street Chrome. The phrase draws on 1960s counterculture's adoption of 'vibes' (vibrations, originally a physics term) to describe the felt quality of a person's emotional state or a situation's atmosphere. The aspiration to good vibes is the contemporary form of the ancient Epicurean pursuit of ataraxia (tranquility) — the same goal, different vocabulary. Windproof, refillable, lifetime guarantee.
Specifications
| Brand | Zippo Manufacturing Co. |
| SKU | SAY004 |
| Theme | Sayings |
| Subject | Good Vibes Only — 1960s Vibes — Contemporary Epicurean Ataraxia |
| Case | Classic |
| Finish | Street Chrome |
| Decoration | Laser Engrave — Good Vibes Only |
| Fuel | Zippo Premium Lighter Fluid |
| Guarantee | Lifetime |
| Origin | USA — Bradford, PA |
| Price | $25.95 |
Zippo — Sayings Collection
This Too Shall Pass Design Brushed Chrome
SKU: ZIPPO-SAY005
Brushed Chrome — Windproof — Refillable — Lifetime Guarantee
$25.95
'This too shall pass' — the phrase attributed to a Persian parable about a ring given to King Solomon, later referenced by Abraham Lincoln in an 1859 address — laser-engraved on Brushed Chrome. The phrase works equally as consolation in hardship and as a reminder against complacency in success: the Solomon ring was said to make the sad happy and the happy sad, because both conditions are temporary. Lincoln called it 'fit for a King' in its utility across all human circumstances. Laser engraving on brushed chrome. Windproof, refillable, lifetime guarantee.
Specifications
| Brand | Zippo Manufacturing Co. |
| SKU | SAY005 |
| Theme | Sayings |
| Subject | This Too Shall Pass — Persian Parable — Solomon Ring — Lincoln 1859 — All Conditions Temporary |
| Case | Classic |
| Finish | Brushed Chrome |
| Decoration | Laser Engrave — This Too Shall Pass |
| Fuel | Zippo Premium Lighter Fluid |
| Guarantee | Lifetime |
| Origin | USA — Bradford, PA |
| Price | $25.95 |
Zippo — Sayings Collection
Stay Wild Design Green Matte
SKU: ZIPPO-SAY006
Green Matte — Windproof — Refillable — Lifetime Guarantee
$25.95
'Stay Wild' — the directive to maintain one's connection to the natural, undomesticated self — laser-engraved on Green Matte. The phrase appears in outdoor culture, women's adventure communities, and the general aspiration to resist over-civilization: the wildness that must be actively maintained against the pressures of routine, obligation, and social conformity. Henry David Thoreau's 'in wildness is the preservation of the world' is the philosophical ancestor. Green matte provides the natural world color appropriate to the directive. Windproof, refillable, lifetime guarantee.
Specifications
| Brand | Zippo Manufacturing Co. |
| SKU | SAY006 |
| Theme | Sayings |
| Subject | Stay Wild — Resist Over-Civilization — Thoreau Wildness — Natural Self |
| Case | Classic |
| Finish | Green Matte |
| Decoration | Laser Engrave — Stay Wild |
| Fuel | Zippo Premium Lighter Fluid |
| Guarantee | Lifetime |
| Origin | USA — Bradford, PA |
| Price | $25.95 |
Zippo — Sayings Collection
Live Free Design Street Chrome
SKU: ZIPPO-SAY007
Street Chrome — Windproof — Refillable — Lifetime Guarantee
$25.95
'Live Free' — the condensed expression of the American founding aspiration, the New Hampshire motto ('Live Free or Die'), and the universal human desire for self-determination — laser-engraved on Street Chrome. New Hampshire's motto ('Live Free or Die, Death is Not the Worst of Evils') was written by General John Stark in 1809 and adopted as the state motto in 1945. The full phrase acknowledges that some things are worth dying for; 'Live Free' by itself is the positive aspiration without the sacrifice clause. Windproof, refillable, lifetime guarantee.
Specifications
| Brand | Zippo Manufacturing Co. |
| SKU | SAY007 |
| Theme | Sayings |
| Subject | Live Free — NH Motto Stark 1809 — Self-Determination — American Founding Aspiration |
| Case | Classic |
| Finish | Street Chrome |
| Decoration | Laser Engrave — Live Free |
| Fuel | Zippo Premium Lighter Fluid |
| Guarantee | Lifetime |
| Origin | USA — Bradford, PA |
| Price | $25.95 |
Zippo — Sayings Collection
Semper Fidelis Design Brushed Chrome
SKU: ZIPPO-SAY008
Brushed Chrome — Windproof — Refillable — Lifetime Guarantee
$25.95
'Semper Fidelis' — Always Faithful, the motto of the United States Marine Corps since 1883 — laser-engraved on Brushed Chrome. The motto expresses the Marine Corps' commitment to faithfulness to each other, to the Corps, and to the nation, in that order of immediate personal obligation. The phrase is shortened to 'Semper Fi' in everyday Marine usage; it is used as both a greeting and a farewell, as an acknowledgment of shared experience, and as a statement of continuing commitment. For Marines and those who served alongside them. Windproof, refillable, lifetime guarantee.
Specifications
| Brand | Zippo Manufacturing Co. |
| SKU | SAY008 |
| Theme | Sayings |
| Subject | Semper Fidelis — Always Faithful — USMC Motto 1883 — Greeting and Farewell |
| Case | Classic |
| Finish | Brushed Chrome |
| Decoration | Laser Engrave — Semper Fidelis |
| Fuel | Zippo Premium Lighter Fluid |
| Guarantee | Lifetime |
| Origin | USA — Bradford, PA |
| Price | $25.95 |
Zippo — Sayings Collection
No Excuses Design Black Matte
SKU: ZIPPO-SAY009
Black Matte — Windproof — Refillable — Lifetime Guarantee
$25.95
'No Excuses' — the two-word philosophy of accountability that eliminates the space between intention and action — laser-engraved on Black Matte. The no-excuses philosophy derives from the military and athletics traditions where the difference between the excuse-maker and the performer is the gap between who fails and who succeeds. It appears in coaching culture (Nick Saban's process, Jocko Willink's extreme ownership) and in the personal development tradition as the most concise statement of personal responsibility available. Black matte provides the serious, uncompromising surface appropriate to the message. Windproof, refillable, lifetime guarantee.
Specifications
| Brand | Zippo Manufacturing Co. |
| SKU | SAY009 |
| Theme | Sayings |
| Subject | No Excuses — Accountability — Military/Athletics Origin — Willink Extreme Ownership |
| Case | Classic |
| Finish | Matte Black |
| Decoration | Laser Engrave — No Excuses |
| Fuel | Zippo Premium Lighter Fluid |
| Guarantee | Lifetime |
| Origin | USA — Bradford, PA |
| Price | $25.95 |
Zippo — Sayings Collection
Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost Laser Engrave Brushed Chrome
SKU: ZIPPO-SAY010
Brushed Chrome — Windproof — Refillable — Lifetime Guarantee
$25.95
'Not all those who wander are lost' — the line from J.R.R. Tolkien's The Fellowship of the Ring (1954), part of the poem about Aragorn's true identity — laser-engraved on Brushed Chrome. The full stanza: 'All that is gold does not glitter, / Not all those who wander are lost; / The old that is strong does not wither, / Deep roots are not reached by the frost.' Tolkien's line has escaped its fictional context to become one of the most quoted statements about purposeful non-conformity: that movement without a conventional destination is not the same as being lost. Windproof, refillable, lifetime guarantee.
Specifications
| Brand | Zippo Manufacturing Co. |
| SKU | SAY010 |
| Theme | Sayings |
| Subject | Not All Those Who Wander — Tolkien Fellowship 1954 — Aragorn Poem — Purposeful Non-Conformity |
| Case | Classic |
| Finish | Brushed Chrome |
| Decoration | Laser Engrave — Not All Those Who Wander |
| Fuel | Zippo Premium Lighter Fluid |
| Guarantee | Lifetime |
| Origin | USA — Bradford, PA |
| Price | $25.95 |