None so little enjoy themselves, and are such burdens to themselves, as those who have nothing to do. Only the active have the true relish of life.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYANBurn down your cities and leave our farms, and your cities will spring up again as if by magic; but destroy our farms and the grass will grow in the streets of every city in the country.
More William Jennings Bryan Quotes
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Destiny is no matter of chance. It is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.
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Do not compute the totality of your poultry population until all the manifestations of incubation have been entirely completed.
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You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold.
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The greatest things ever done on Earth have been done little by little.
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Anglo-Saxon civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights; American civilization will teach him to respect the rights of others.
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A belief in God is fundamental; upon it rest the influences that control life.
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I hope the two wings of the Democratic Party may flap together.
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The parents have a right to say that no teacher paid by their money shall rob their children of faith in God and send them back to their homes skeptical, or infidels, or agnostics, or atheists.
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This nation is able to legislate for its own people on every question, without waiting for the aid or consent of any other nation on earth.
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Behold a republic standing erect while empires all around are bowed beneath the weight of their own armaments – a republic whose flag is loved while other flags are only feared.
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If God himself was not willing to use coercion to force man to accept certain religious views, man, uninspired and liable to error, ought not to use the means that Jehovah would not employ.
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Darwin begins by assuming life upon the earth; the Bible reveals the source of life and chronicles its creation.
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Real estate is the best investment for small savings. More money is made from the rise in real estate values than from all other causes combined.
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Wars are sometimes waged to extend trade-the blood of many being shed to enrich a few.
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There can be no settlement of a great cause without discussion, and people will not discuss a cause until their attention is drawn to it.
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