Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches 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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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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Liberty is not collective, it is personal. All liberty is individual liberty.
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Man everywhere has an unconquerable desire to be the master of his own destiny.
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School is not the end but only the beginning of an education.
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What we need in appointive positions is men of knowledge and experience who have sufficient character to resist temptations.
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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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Money will not purchase character or good government.
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There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.
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To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race.
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Politics is not an end, but a means. It is not a product, but a process. It is the art of government.
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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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Your ability to face setbacks and disappointments without giving up will be the measure of your ability to succeed.
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Teaching is one of the noblest of professions. It requires an adequate preparation and training, patience, devotion, and a deep sense of responsibility. Those who mold the human mind have wrought not for time, but for eternity.
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You can display no greater wisdom than by resisting proposals for needless legislation. It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.
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The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.
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