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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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

To be social is to be forgiving.

To be social is to be forgiving.

A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity.

A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity.

A liberal is a man too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel.

A liberal is a man too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel.

The middle of the road is where the white line is - and that's the...

The middle of the road is where the white line is - and that's the...

A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and...

A bank is a place where they lend you an umbrella in fair weather and...

Im not confused, Im just well mixed.

Im not confused, Im just well mixed.

If one by one we counted people out For the least sin, it wouldn't take...

If one by one we counted people out For the least sin, it wouldn't take...

We dance round in a ring and suppose, but the secret sits in the middle...

We dance round in a ring and suppose, but the secret sits in the middle...

A mother takes twenty years to make a man of her boy, and another woman...

A mother takes twenty years to make a man of her boy, and another woman...

Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.

Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat.

There are two kinds of teachers: the kind that fill you with so much quail...

There are two kinds of teachers: the kind that fill you with so much quail...

An earthly dog of the carriage breed; Who, having failed of the modern speed, Now...

An earthly dog of the carriage breed; Who, having failed of the modern speed, Now...

The ear is the only true writer and the only true reader.

The ear is the only true writer and the only true reader.

An idea is a feat of association.

An idea is a feat of association.

Style is the mind skating circles around itself as it moves forward

Style is the mind skating circles around itself as it moves forward

Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice.

Some say the world will end in fire, some say in ice.

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled...

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled...

Remember what Bilbo used to say: It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door....

Remember what Bilbo used to say: It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door....

The longest journey a man must take is the eighteen inches from his head to...

The longest journey a man must take is the eighteen inches from his head to...