We understand now, we’ve been made to understand, and to embrace the understanding that who we are is who we were.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSTry and fail, but don’t fail to try.
More John Quincy Adams Quotes
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A desire to be observed, considered, esteemed, praised, beloved, and admired by his fellows is one of the earliest as well as the keenest dispositions discovered in the heart of man.
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To believe all men honest would be folly. To believe none so, is something worse.
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Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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My toast would be, may our country always be successful, but whether successful or otherwise, always right.
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Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air.
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If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.
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You will never be alone with a poet in your pocket.
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Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak, and that it is doing God’s service when it is violating all His laws.
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To furnish the means of acquiring knowledge is, the greatest benefit that can be conferred upon mankind. It prolongs life itself and enlarges the sphere of existence.
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Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
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Move or die is the language of our Maker in the constitution of our bodies.
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Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost.
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If conscience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.
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Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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