Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSI am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet.
More John Quincy Adams Quotes
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To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do.
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I read my eyes out and can’t read half enough neither. The more one reads the more one sees we have to read.
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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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Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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I am a warrior, so that my son may be a merchant, so that his son may be a poet.
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It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
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Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
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It is my wish to fill every moment of my time with some action of the mind which may contribute to the pleasure or the improvement of my fellow creatures.
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Liberty, once lost, is lost forever.
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Where annual elections end where slavery begins.
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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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Roll, years of promise, rapidly roll round, till not a slave shall on this earth be found.
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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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Thus situated, the perilous experiment must be made. Let me make it with full deliberations, and be prepared for the consequences.
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