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The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything.
Probably the greatest harm done by vast wealth is the harm that we of moderate means do ourselves when we let the vices of envy and hatred enter deep into our own natures.
Courtesy is as much a mark of a gentleman as courage.
Absence and death are the same - only that in death there is no suffering.
When you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, 'Certainly I can!' Then get busy and find out how to do it.
The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits.
Great thoughts speak only to the thoughtful mind, but great actions speak to all mankind.
A typical vice of American politics is the avoidance of saying anything real on real issues.
It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed.
No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it.
We can have no '50-50' allegiance in this country. Either a man is an American and nothing else, or he is not an American at all.
It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.
People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.
Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.
A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.
To announce that there must be no criticism of the president... is morally treasonable to the American public.
Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
With self-discipline most anything is possible.
To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society.
A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
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