There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.
CALVIN COOLIDGEThere is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.
CALVIN COOLIDGEAfter order and liberty, economy is one of the highest essentials of a free government.
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.
CALVIN COOLIDGETeaching 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.
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.
CALVIN COOLIDGEWe 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.
CALVIN COOLIDGEMoney will not purchase character or good government.
CALVIN COOLIDGEAmerica has but one main problem — the character of the men and women it shall produce.
CALVIN COOLIDGEThe right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.
CALVIN COOLIDGETo live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race.
CALVIN COOLIDGEDon’t expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
CALVIN COOLIDGEWhat men owe to the love and help of good women can never be told.
CALVIN COOLIDGEYou can’t know too much, but you can say too much.
CALVIN COOLIDGESchool is not the end but only the beginning of an education.
CALVIN COOLIDGEThe nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
CALVIN COOLIDGEWe demand entire freedom of action and then expect the government in some miraculous way to save us from the consequences of our own acts. Self-government means self-reliance.
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