When I give a man an office, I watch him carefully to see whether he is swelling or growing.

Quote by Woodrow Wilson

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Princeton is no longer a thing for Princeton men to please themselves with. Princeton is...

Princeton is no longer a thing for Princeton men to please themselves with. Princeton is...

He is not a true man of the world who knows only the present fashions...

He is not a true man of the world who knows only the present fashions...

If you will think about what you ought to do for other people, your character...

If you will think about what you ought to do for other people, your character...

You cannot, in human experience, rush into the light. You have to go through the...

You cannot, in human experience, rush into the light. You have to go through the...

By 'radical,' I understand one who goes too far; by 'conservative,' one who does not...

By 'radical,' I understand one who goes too far; by 'conservative,' one who does not...

There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is...

There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is...

A conservative is someone who makes no changes and consults his grandmother when in doubt.

A conservative is someone who makes no changes and consults his grandmother when in doubt.

At every crisis in one's life, it is absolute salvation to have some sympathetic friend...

At every crisis in one's life, it is absolute salvation to have some sympathetic friend...

As compared with the college politician, the real article seems like an amateur.

As compared with the college politician, the real article seems like an amateur.

Tell me what is right and I will fight for it.

Tell me what is right and I will fight for it.

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

The man who is swimming against the stream knows the strength of it.

A little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own, have rendered the...

A little group of willful men, representing no opinion but their own, have rendered the...

I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in...

I would rather lose in a cause that will some day win, than win in...

At every crisis in one's life, it is absolute salvation to have some sympathetic friend...

At every crisis in one's life, it is absolute salvation to have some sympathetic friend...

There can be no equality or opportunity if men and women and children be not...

There can be no equality or opportunity if men and women and children be not...

If you want to make enemies, try to change something.

If you want to make enemies, try to change something.

If you think too much about being re-elected, it is very difficult to be worth...

If you think too much about being re-elected, it is very difficult to be worth...

We are not here merely to make a living. We are here to enrich the...

We are not here merely to make a living. We are here to enrich the...

Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more...

Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more...

There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the...

There is something feeble and a little contemptible about a man who cannot face the...

You've got a lot of choices. If getting out of bed in the morning is...

You've got a lot of choices. If getting out of bed in the morning is...