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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Any man who does not like dogs and want them about does not deserve to...

Any man who does not like dogs and want them about does not deserve to...

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....

Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking...

Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking...

Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.

Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.

Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.

Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.

We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.

We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.

Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own...

Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own...

Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish...

Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind. To cherish...

We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not...

We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not...

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....

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...

They hired the money, didn't they?

They hired the money, didn't they?

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...

If I had permitted my failures, or what seemed to me at the time a...

If I had permitted my failures, or what seemed to me at the time a...

When a great many people are unable to find work, unemployment results.

When a great many people are unable to find work, unemployment results.

Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great...

Little progress can be made by merely attempting to repress what is evil. Our great...

Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.

Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.

Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking...

Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking...

Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.

Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.

The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of...

The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of...