If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.
CALVIN COOLIDGEWhen a man begins to feel that he is the only one who can lead in this republic, he is guilty of treason to the spirit of our institutions.
More Calvin Coolidge Quotes
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We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen.
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What we need is not more Federal government, but better local government.
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There is no surer road to destruction than prosperity without character.
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The danger to America is not in the direction of the failure to maintain its economic position, but in the direction of the failure to maintain its ideals.
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I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can’t be done. I deem that the very best time to make the effort.
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Our government rests upon religion. It is from that source that we derive our reverance for truth and justice, for equality and liberty, and for the rights of mankind. Unless the people believe in these principles they cannot believe in our government.
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The higher state to which [America] seeks the allegiance of all mankind is not of human, but of divine origin. She cherishes no purpose save to merit the favor of Almighty God.
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Wherever we look, the work of the chemist has raised the level of our civilization and has increased the productive capacity of the nation.
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Workmen’s compensation, hours and conditions of labor are cold consolations, if there be no employment.
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America has but one main problem — the character of the men and women it shall produce.
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I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.
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Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
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American ideals do not require to be changed so much as they require to be understood and applied.
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No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
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We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.
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