You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.
WOODROW WILSONThe sum of the whole matter is this – our civilization cannot survive materially unless it be redeemed spiritually.
More Woodrow Wilson Quotes
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Today’s greatest labor-saving device is tomorrow.
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Men grow by having responsibility laid upon them.
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Loyalty means nothing unless it has at its heart the absolute principle of self-sacrifice.
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A radical is one of whom people say ”He goes too far.” A conservative, on the other hand, is one who ”doesn’t go far enough.” Then there is the reactionary, ”one who doesn’t go at all.” All these terms are more or less objectionable, wherefore we have.
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To conquer with arms is to make only a temporary conquest; to conquer the world by earning its esteem is to make a permanent conquest.
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Caution is the confidential agent of selfishness.
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A conservative is a man who just sits and thinks, mostly sits.
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We cannot be separated in interest or divided in purpose. We stand together until the end.
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Understanding is the soil in which grow all the fruits of friendship.
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The whole purpose of democracy is that we may hold counsel with one another, so as not to depend upon the understanding of one man.
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If I am to speak ten minutes, I need a week for preparation; if an hour, I am ready now.
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The Bible is the one supreme source of revelation of the meaning of life, the nature of God and spiritual nature and need of men. It is the only guide of life which really leads the spirit in the way of peace and salvation.
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You cannot tear up ancient rootages and safely plant the tree of liberty in soil that is not native to it.
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It does not become America that within her borders, where every man is free to follow the dictates of his conscience, men should raise the cry of church against church. To do that is to strike at the very spirit and heart of America.
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The only use of an obstacle is to be overcome. All that an obstacle does with brave men is, not to frighten them, but to challenge them.
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