Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep still.
CALVIN COOLIDGEAmerica has but one main problem — the character of the men and women it shall produce.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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You can’t know too much, but you can say too much.
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Prosperity is only an instrument to be used, not a deity to be worshipped.
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The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.
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Life is one darn thing after another.
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In life there is nothing more common than talent and intelligence. What is missing is passion, persistence, commitment, and dedication.
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All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.
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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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I sometimes wish that people would put a little more emphasis upon the observance of the law than they do upon its enforcement.
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There is no surer road to destruction than prosperity without character.
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America has but one main problem — the character of the men and women it shall produce.
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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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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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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.
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There is new life in the soil for every man. There is healing in the trees for tired minds and for our overburdened spirits, there is strength in the hills, if only we will lift up our eyes. Remember that nature is your great restorer.
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