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A man may be defeated by his own secondary successes.

Woodrow Wilson

The roll of honor consists of the names of meant who have squared their conduct by ideals of duty.
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Consist Duty Ideal Name Role
When correcting a child, the goal is to apply light, not heat.
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Children Heat Light
You cannot tear up ancient rootages and safely plant the tree of liberty in soil that is not native to it.
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Ancient Liberty Native Plant Safety Tears
To conquer with arms is to make only a temporary conquest; to conquer the world by earning its esteem is to make a permanent conquest.
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Confidence Temporary Value World
No man that does not see visions will ever realize any high hope or undertake any high enterprise.
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Enterprise Hope Man Realization See Vision
Power consists in one’s capacity to link his will with the purpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.
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Capacity Cooperation Gift Leadership Power
Big business is not dangerous because it is big, but because its bigness is an unwholesome inflation created by privileges and exemptions which it ought not to enjoy.
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Big Business Dangerous Enjoyment Privilege
If the colored people made a mistake in voting for me, they ought to correct it.
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Color Mistake Myself People Vote
Character, my friends, is a byproduct. It is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.
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Character Daily Friendship Greatness
I am sorry for men who do not read the Bible every day. I wonder why they deprive themselves of the strength and pleasure.
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Happiness Man Pleasure Reading Sorry Strength
Remember that God ordained that I should be the next president of the United States. Neither you nor any other mortal or mortals could have prevented this.
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God Himself Mortal President Remember
I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.
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Borrow Brain Myself
I had rather have everybody on my side than be armed to the teeth.
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Company Myself Side Teeth
I have long enjoyed the friendship and companionship of Republicans because I am by instinct a teacher, and I would like to teach them something.
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Company Enjoyment Friendship Myself Teaching
If you lose your wealth, you have lost nothing; if you lose your health, you have lost something; but if you lose your character, you have lost everything.
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Character Health Lose Lost Wealth Yourself
No man can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach.
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Empty God Stomach Worship

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