None so little enjoy themselves, and are such burdens to themselves, as those who have nothing to do. Only the active have the true relish of life.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYANBelief in God is almost universal and the effect of this belief is so vast that one is appalled at the thought of what social conditions would be if reverence for God were erased from every heart.
More William Jennings Bryan Quotes
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There can be no settlement of a great cause without discussion, and people will not discuss a cause until their attention is drawn to it.
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When we advocate a thing which we believe will be successful we are not compelled to raise a doubt as to our own sincerity by trying to show what we will do if we are wrong.
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Never be afraid to stand with the minority when the minority is right, for the minority which is right will one day be the majority.
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An orator is a man who says what he thinks and feels what he says.
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The way to develop self-confidence is to do the thing you fear and get a record of successful experiences behind you.
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The essence of patriotism lies in a willingness to sacrifice for one’s country, just as true greatness finds expression, not in blessings enjoyed, but in good bestowed.
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The speech of one who knows what he is talking about and means what he says-it is thought on fire.
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Eloquent speech is not from lip to ear, but rather from heart to heart.
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If we steal a man’s purse we are thieves. If we steal twelve hundred islands we are patriots. If you steal a man’s money you will be sent to the penitentiary. If you steal his liberty you will be sent to the White House.
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If there is no God there is no hereafter. When, therefore, one drives God out of the universe he closes the door of hope upon himself.
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On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence.
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Do not compute the totality of your poultry population until all the manifestations of incubation have been entirely completed.
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This nation is able to legislate for its own people on every question, without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation on earth.
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If the Bible and the microscope do not agree, the microscope is wrong.
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Agnosticism is the natural attitude of the evolutionist. How can a brute mind comprehend spiritual things?
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