Surprisingly few men are lacking in capacity, but they fail because. they are too indolent to apply themselves with the seriousness and the attention that is necessary to solve important problems.
CALVIN COOLIDGEIt 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.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.
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The foundations of our society and our government rest so much on the teachings of the Bible that it would be difficult to support them if faith in these teachings would cease to be practically universal in our country.
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Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
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One of the first lessons a president has to learn is that every word he says weighs a ton.
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Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
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We have got so many regulatory laws already that in general I feel that we would be just as well off if we didn’t have any more.
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Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you.
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The Constitution is the sole source and guaranty of national freedom.
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Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business.
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After order and liberty, economy is one of the highest essentials of a free government.
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We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.
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Life is one darn thing after another.
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We cannot permit any inquisition either within or without the law or apply any religious test to the holding of office. The mind of America must be forever free.
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Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the mind a vast quantity of facts within a comparatively short time, but the ability to form judgments requires the severe discipline of hard work and the tempering heat of experience and maturity.
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Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.
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