Chartacter Quotes

A great civilization is not conquered from without until

it has destroyed itself from within.

No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and

I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.

I think if we go back and check our record,

the Negro has proven beyond a doubt that we have been more than

patient in seeking our rights as American citizens.

When we realize the value of each soul,

we will act differently.

Never stir up litigation.

A worse man can scarcely be found than one who does this.

A man's character may be learned from

the adjectives which he habitually uses in conversation.

The things that will destroy America are

prosperity at any price, peace at any price,

safety first instead of duty first,

the love of soft living, and the get rich quick theory of life.

I never want to grow up.

Success is not a good teacher,

failure makes you humble.

We are wiser than we know.

To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself

a refuge from almost all miseries of life.

Our virtues and our failures are inseparable,

like force and matter.

When they separate,

man is no more.

If you aren’t willing to own a stock for 10 years,

don’t even think about owning it for 10 minutes.

I love my family more than anything in the world.

Acting is about going into the space,

and there are just some places that I'm not willing to go.

Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.

Be courageous.

I have seen many depressions in business.

Always America has emerged,

from these stronger and more prosperous,

Be brave as your fathers before you,Have faith!

Go forward!

Waste is worse than loss.

The time is coming,

when every person who lays claim to ability,

will keep the question of waste before him constantly,

The scope of thrift is limitless.

Friendship is

one mind in

two bodies.