Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.

Quote by Calvin Coolidge

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No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time...

No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time...

Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow

Economy is the method by which we prepare today to afford the improvements of tomorrow

Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion

Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion

The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights...

The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights...

They criticize me for harping on the obvious - If all the folks in the...

They criticize me for harping on the obvious - If all the folks in the...

Advertising is the life of trade.

Advertising is the life of trade.

Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion.

Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion.

Advertising is the life of trade.

Advertising is the life of trade.

If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it.

If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it.

There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as...

There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as...

The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.

The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.

One with the law is a majority.

One with the law is a majority.

Civilization and profit go hand in hand.

Civilization and profit go hand in hand.

I suppose I am the most powerful man in the world, but great power doesn't...

I suppose I am the most powerful man in the world, but great power doesn't...

No enterprise can exist for itself alone. It ministers to some great need, it performs...

No enterprise can exist for itself alone. It ministers to some great need, it performs...

To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded...

To live under the American Constitution is the greatest political privilege that was ever accorded...

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and...

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and...

Education will not (take the place of persistence); the world is full of educated derelicts....

Education will not (take the place of persistence); the world is full of educated derelicts....

When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems...

When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems...

We are determined that before the sun sets on this terrible struggle, our flag will...

We are determined that before the sun sets on this terrible struggle, our flag will...

It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have...

It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have...

The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or...

The most essential factor is persistence - the determination never to allow your energy or...