Try and fail, but don’t fail to try.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMSAbove all, except the wife and children, I want to see my books.
More John Quincy Adams Quotes
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I cannot ask of heaven success, even for my country, in a cause where she should be in the wrong.
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Occasional war is one of the rigorous instruments in the hands of Providence to give tone to the character of nations.
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Liberty cannot be preserved without a general knowledge among the people.
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No man is entirely free from weakness and imperfection in this life.
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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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Be a great speaker, become a leader.
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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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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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In charity to all mankind, bearing no malice or ill will to any human being, and even compassionating those who hold in bondage their fellow men, not knowing what they do.
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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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It was the special purpose of Christ’s appearance upon earth to bring immortality to light.
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We understand now, we’ve been made to understand, and to embrace the understanding that who we are is who we were.
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Go on and improve in everything worthy.
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Gratitude, warm, sincere, intense, when it takes possession of the bosom, fills the soul to overflowing and scarce leaves room for any other sentiment or thought.
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Defeat appears to me preferable to total inaction.
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