Persion Quotes

To the best of my judgment, I have labored for,

and not against, the Union.

As I have not felt, so I have not expressed

any harsh sentiment towards our Southern brethren.

I have constantly declared,

as I really believed, the only difference between

them and us is the difference of circumstances.

Liberty for wolves is death to the lambs.

Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.

I don’t do it for the money.

I’m comfortable being myself;

the rest is just acting.

The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity

in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.

Honest communication is built on truth and integrity and upon respect of the one for the other.

It is a terrible thing to see and have no vision.

Culture and family matter as much as economics.

The best way to keep good acts in memory is

to refresh them with new ones.

Consistency is contrary to nature, contrary to life.

The only completely consistent people are the dead.

Far and away the best prize

that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

Independence is happiness.

The value of a dollar is social,

as it is created by society.

Curiosity is lying in wait for every secret.

So it goes.

Character, in the long run,

is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be

able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

You can’t cheat the grind;

it knows how much you’ve invested.

No policy that does not rest upon some philosophical public opinion

can be permanently maintained.