“I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.”
— Calvin Coolidge
Author: Calvin Coolidge
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All growth depends upon activity. There is
“All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.”
— Calvin Coolidge
Author: Calvin Coolidge
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Little progress can be made by merely
“Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good.”
— Calvin Coolidge
Author: Calvin Coolidge
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Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may
“Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers. It may not be difficult to store up in the mind a vast quantity of facts within a comparatively short time, but the ability to form judgments requires the severe discipline of hard work and the tempering heat of experience and maturity.”
— Calvin Coolidge
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I have never been hurt by what
“I have never been hurt by what I have not said.”
— Calvin Coolidge
Author: Calvin Coolidge
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Nothing in this world can take the
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated failures. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”
— Calvin Coolidge
Author: Calvin Coolidge
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It is only when men begin to
“It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.”
— Calvin Coolidge
Author: Calvin Coolidge
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Christmas is not a time nor a
“Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.”
— Calvin Coolidge
Author: Calvin Coolidge
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The government of the United States is
“The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights of the people, with the ultimate extinction of all privileged classes.”
— Calvin Coolidge
Author: Calvin Coolidge
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No enterprise can exist for itself alone.
“No enterprise can exist for itself alone. It ministers to some great need, it performs some great service, not for itself, but for others; or failing therein, it ceases to be profitable and ceases to exist.”
— Calvin Coolidge
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Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary
“Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.”
— Calvin Coolidge
Author: Calvin Coolidge
Category: legal
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