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Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
American President
Born: Jul 4, 1872
Died: Jan 5, 1933
Great Man People Time Work You
Related authors: Abraham Lincoln Barack Obama Donald Trump Franklin D. Roosevelt John F. Kennedy Ronald Reagan Theodore Roosevelt Thomas Jefferson
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. Calvin Coolidge
Education Alone Failure Persistence Determination Genius World Will Men Nothing Omnipotent More Take Almost Unsuccessful Talent Educated Proverb Than Common Place Full
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
Work Wisdom Hard Work Time Knowledge Experience Maturity Discipline Mind Difficult Severe Ability Vast Facts Within Quantity Judgments Lingers Up Heat May Short Store Form Short Time Requires Hard Comparatively
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
Christmas Time Peace Mind Mercy State Spirit Goodwill Real Cherish Nor Season
I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm. Calvin Coolidge
Me Communication Nothing Never Said Did Any Noticed Ever Harm
Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery. Calvin Coolidge
Collecting More Absolutely Robbery Than Taxes Necessary Relatable
There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means. Calvin Coolidge
Dignity Independence Important Living No-One Within Impressive Quite Means Your
Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. Calvin Coolidge
Strength Strong Build Down Weak Up Expect Pulling
To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded to the human race. Calvin Coolidge
Constitution Political Live Greatest Accorded Privilege American Human Race Human Race Ever
All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work. Calvin Coolidge
Work Physically Development Without Intellectually Effort Depends Means Activity Growth
If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you. Calvin Coolidge
You Will Before Down Nine Run See Ditch Ten Troubles Road Reach Sure Coming Down The Road
It takes a great man to be a good listener. Calvin Coolidge
Good Great Man Great Man Takes Listener
We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen. Calvin Coolidge
Spiritual Seen Power More Spiritual Power Unseen Intellectual Things Need
Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country. Calvin Coolidge
Patriotism Yourself Country Looking Out Easy Understand America Means Your
You can't know too much, but you can say too much. Calvin Coolidge
You Too Much Too Say Know Much
They criticize me for harping on the obvious; if all the folks in the United States would do the few simple things they know they ought to do, most of our big problems would take care of themselves. Calvin Coolidge
Me Simple Problems Care Big Few Ought Our States Would Criticize Folks Simple Things Take Take Care Know Most Obvious Big Problems Themselves United United States Things
Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business. Calvin Coolidge
Business Important Own Minding Has-Been Administration My Own Perhaps Most Been Accomplishments The Most Important
I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can't be done. I deem that the very best time to make the effort. Calvin Coolidge
Time Best People Too Much Too Say Best Time People Say Give Invariably Something Make Advisable Am Accomplish Very Effort Trying Done Proclaim Heed Much Deem Found Consequence
Any man who does not like dogs and want them about does not deserve to be in the White House. Calvin Coolidge
Man White White House About Like House Does Dogs Any Want Them Who Deserve
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
Government Rights People States Classes Maintaining Device Ultimate Perpetuity Privileged United United States Extinction
It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow. Calvin Coolidge
Religion Men Worship Only Begin Grow
We need more of the Office Desk and less of the Show Window in politics. Let men in office substitute the midnight oil for the limelight. Calvin Coolidge
Politics Men Window More Limelight Office Oil Substitute Midnight Show Less Need Desk
The man who builds a factory builds a temple, that the man who works there worships there, and to each is due, not scorn and blame, but reverence and praise. Calvin Coolidge
Man Blame Worships Temple Factory Builds Praise Due Reverence Scorn Who Works Each
Men speak of natural rights, but I challenge any one to show where in nature any rights existed or were recognized until there was established for their declaration and protection a duly promulgated body of corresponding laws. Calvin Coolidge
Nature Rights Natural Speak Protection Challenge Men Recognized Corresponding Laws Until Were Existed Any Established Where Declaration Natural Rights Body Show
Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great hope lies in developing what is good. Calvin Coolidge
Hope Good Great Progress Evil Made Our Great Hope Lies Attempting Developing Merely Repress Little
Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance. Calvin Coolidge
Trust Those Must Abide Results Who Chance
Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character. Calvin Coolidge
Character Wealth Thrift Self-Control Industry Sought Because Create
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