Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.
CALVIN COOLIDGEYour ability to face setbacks and disappointments without giving up will be the measure of your ability to succeed.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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The welfare of the weakest and the welfare of the most powerful are inseparably bound together. The general welfare cannot be provided for in any one act, but it is well to remember that the benefit of one is the benefit of all, and the neglect of one is the neglect of all.
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No matter what anyone may say about making the rich and the corporations pay taxes, in the end they come out of the people who toil.
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Man everywhere has an unconquerable desire to be the master of his own destiny.
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It is difficult for men in high office to avoid the malady of self-delusion. They are always surrounded by worshipers. They are constantly, and for the most part sincerely, assured of their greatness.
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Our government rests upon religion. It is from that source that we derive our reverance for truth and justice, for equality and liberty, and for the rights of mankind. Unless the people believe in these principles they cannot believe in our government.
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Workmen’s compensation, hours and conditions of labor are cold consolations, if there be no employment.
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School is not the end but only the beginning of an education.
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If American democracy is to remain the greatest hope of humanity, it must continue abundantly in the faith of the Bible.
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I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.
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Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
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We demand entire freedom of action and then expect the government in some miraculous way to save us from the consequences of our own acts. Self-government means self-reliance.
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We want wealth, but there are many other things we want very much more. Among them are peace, honor, charity, and idealism.
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What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.
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They criticize me for harping on the obvious; if all the folks in the United States would do the few simple things they know they ought to do, most of our big problems would take care of themselves.
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