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& presumption enough to fancy himself fit to exercise it.
Sydney Harris
O ne way to distinguish truth from all its counterfeits is by its modesty: truth demands only to be heard among others while its counterfeits demand that others be silenced.
James A. Garfield
T he men who succeed best in pub. life are those who take the risk of standing by their own convictions.
Dale Carnegie
A ny fool can criticize, condemn & complain—& most fools do.
Mahatma Gandhi
I have not conceived my mission to be that of a knight-errant wandering everywhere to deliver people from different situations. My humble occupation has been to show people how they solve their own difficulties. My work will be finished if I succeed in carrying conviction to the human family, that every man or woman, however weak in body, is the guardian of his or her self respect & liberty. . . . This defense avails through the whole world may be against the individual register.
Gen. Petain After Fall Of France, WWII
O ur spirit of enjoyment was stronger than our spirit of sacrifice. We wanted to have more than we wanted to give. We spared effort and met disaster.
Abe Lincoln
I f I were to try to read much less answer all of the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed of any other business. I do the very best I know how—the very best I can; & I mean to keep doing so until the end. I the end brings me out alright, what is said against me won’t amount to anything. If the end brings me out wrong, 10 angels swearing I was right would make no difference.
L etter to his law partner: Don’t let the worship of the past or the confusion of the present interfere with realistic planning for the future.
L et not him who is houseless pull down the house of another but let him work diligently & build one for himself thus by example insuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.
T hat man can compress the most words into the smallest ideas better than any man I have ever met.
W ith public sentiment behind you, anything is possible. Without it, nothing is possible. Therefore, he who influences public sentiment performs a vastly more significant act than he who simply meets statutes.
T he time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed.
I must stand with anybody who stands rt.—stnd. with him while he is rt. & part with him when he is wrong.
Winston Churchill
I t’s not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what’s required.
Cicero
44 B.C.—The great affairs of life are not performed by physical strength or activity, or nimbleness of body, but by deliberation, character, expression of opinion. Of these old age is not only not deprived, but as a rule, has them in greater degree.
D o not hold the delusion that your advancement is accomplished by crushing others.
Seneca
T he foundation of true joy is the conscience.
Pericles
A man who takes no interest in public affairs is not a man who minds his own business. We say he has no business being here at all.
Marcus Antonius
L ook well unto thyself; there is a source which will always spring up if thou wilt always search there.
Confucius
T he interior man seeks what is right; the inferior one what is profitable.
Arabian Honey
I n seeking honey expect the sting of bees.
Thomas Macaulay
T he measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.
Talmud
W ho is wise? He who learns from everybody. Who is strong? He who conquers self. Who is rich? He who is satisfied with what he has. Who is honored? He who is honored by his neighbors.
Scotch Ballad
I am hurt but I am not slain—I’ll lie me down & bleed a while & then I’ll fight again.
Aristotle
E d. is the best provision for old age.
Leonard Read
P erfect communication pre-supposes the perfect sayer & the perfect listener, neither one of whom ever existed. Worlds apart? Not necessarily—many are just
Sydney Harris
O ne way to distinguish truth from all its counterfeits is by its modesty: truth demands only to be heard among others while its counterfeits demand that others be silenced.
James A. Garfield
T he men who succeed best in pub. life are those who take the risk of standing by their own convictions.
Dale Carnegie
A ny fool can criticize, condemn & complain—& most fools do.
Mahatma Gandhi
I have not conceived my mission to be that of a knight-errant wandering everywhere to deliver people from different situations. My humble occupation has been to show people how they solve their own difficulties. My work will be finished if I succeed in carrying conviction to the human family, that every man or woman, however weak in body, is the guardian of his or her self respect & liberty. . . . This defense avails through the whole world may be against the individual register.
Gen. Petain After Fall Of France, WWII
O ur spirit of enjoyment was stronger than our spirit of sacrifice. We wanted to have more than we wanted to give. We spared effort and met disaster.
Abe Lincoln
I f I were to try to read much less answer all of the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed of any other business. I do the very best I know how—the very best I can; & I mean to keep doing so until the end. I the end brings me out alright, what is said against me won’t amount to anything. If the end brings me out wrong, 10 angels swearing I was right would make no difference.
L etter to his law partner: Don’t let the worship of the past or the confusion of the present interfere with realistic planning for the future.
L et not him who is houseless pull down the house of another but let him work diligently & build one for himself thus by example insuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.
T hat man can compress the most words into the smallest ideas better than any man I have ever met.
W ith public sentiment behind you, anything is possible. Without it, nothing is possible. Therefore, he who influences public sentiment performs a vastly more significant act than he who simply meets statutes.
T he time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed.
I must stand with anybody who stands rt.—stnd. with him while he is rt. & part with him when he is wrong.
Winston Churchill
I t’s not enough that we do our best; sometimes we have to do what’s required.
Cicero
44 B.C.—The great affairs of life are not performed by physical strength or activity, or nimbleness of body, but by deliberation, character, expression of opinion. Of these old age is not only not deprived, but as a rule, has them in greater degree.
D o not hold the delusion that your advancement is accomplished by crushing others.
Seneca
T he foundation of true joy is the conscience.
Pericles
A man who takes no interest in public affairs is not a man who minds his own business. We say he has no business being here at all.
Marcus Antonius
L ook well unto thyself; there is a source which will always spring up if thou wilt always search there.
Confucius
T he interior man seeks what is right; the inferior one what is profitable.
Arabian Honey
I n seeking honey expect the sting of bees.
Thomas Macaulay
T he measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.
Talmud
W ho is wise? He who learns from everybody. Who is strong? He who conquers self. Who is rich? He who is satisfied with what he has. Who is honored? He who is honored by his neighbors.
Scotch Ballad
I am hurt but I am not slain—I’ll lie me down & bleed a while & then I’ll fight again.
Aristotle
E d. is the best provision for old age.
Leonard Read
P erfect communication pre-supposes the perfect sayer & the perfect listener, neither one of whom ever existed. Worlds apart? Not necessarily—many are just
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