I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power.

Quote by Robert Frost

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It looked as if a night of dark intent Was coming, and not only a...

It looked as if a night of dark intent Was coming, and not only a...

And were an epitaph to be my story I'd have a short one ready for...

And were an epitaph to be my story I'd have a short one ready for...

Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee, and I'll forgive Thy great big joke...

Forgive, O Lord, my little jokes on Thee, and I'll forgive Thy great big joke...

The chance is the remotest, Of its going much longer unnoticed, That I'm not keeping...

The chance is the remotest, Of its going much longer unnoticed, That I'm not keeping...

Poetry is what gets lost in translation.

Poetry is what gets lost in translation.

The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in...

The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in...

One aged man - one man - can't fill a house.

One aged man - one man - can't fill a house.

Let him that is without stone among you cast the first thing he can lay...

Let him that is without stone among you cast the first thing he can lay...

Thinking isn't agreeing or disagreeing. That's voting.

Thinking isn't agreeing or disagreeing. That's voting.

I always entertain great hopes.

I always entertain great hopes.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life. It goes on.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life. It goes on.

A person will sometimes devote all his life to the development of one part of...

A person will sometimes devote all his life to the development of one part of...

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer,...

No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer,...

No memory of having starred atones for later disregard, or keeps the end from being...

No memory of having starred atones for later disregard, or keeps the end from being...

To be social is to be forgiving.

To be social is to be forgiving.

I had a lovers quarrel with the world.

I had a lovers quarrel with the world.

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper.

Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper.

Native ability without education is like a tree without fruit

Native ability without education is like a tree without fruit

If I had more skill in what I'm attempting, I wouldn't need so much courage

If I had more skill in what I'm attempting, I wouldn't need so much courage

People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to...

People who have given us their complete confidence believe that they have a right to...

The educator must believe in the potential power of his pupil, and he must employ...

The educator must believe in the potential power of his pupil, and he must employ...

Any leader who doesn't support the heart of evolving humanity is not a leader worthy...

Any leader who doesn't support the heart of evolving humanity is not a leader worthy...

We have no more right to put our discordant states of mind into the lives...

We have no more right to put our discordant states of mind into the lives...