If there is anything that links the human to the divine, it is the courage to stand by a principle when everybody else rejects it.
ABRAHAM LINCOLNWhen I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time thinking what they want to hear and one third thinking about what I want to say.
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When I get ready to talk to people, I spend two thirds of the time thinking what they want to hear and one third thinking about what I want to say.
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The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land.
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The philosophy of the schoolroom in one generation is the philosophy of government in the next.
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I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.
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It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong.
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I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
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You cannot build character and courage by taking away people’s initiative and independence
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Die when I may, I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
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I laugh because I must not cry, that is all, that is all.
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My great concern is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with your failure.
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I am in favor of animal rights as well as human rights. That is the way of a whole human being.
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If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
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A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.
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Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.
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Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.
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