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Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

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We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.
If you have never failed you have never lived.
The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.
Kindness is the only service that will stand the storm of life and not wash out.
I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country... corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed.
The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time.
How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.