Life is to entered upon with courage.

Quote by Alexis De Tocqueville

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Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves.

Those that despise people will never get the best out of others and themselves.

By and large the literature of a democracy will never exhibit the order, regularity, skill,...

By and large the literature of a democracy will never exhibit the order, regularity, skill,...

The Indian knew how to live without wants, to suffer without complaint, and to die...

The Indian knew how to live without wants, to suffer without complaint, and to die...

He was as great as a man can be without morality.

He was as great as a man can be without morality.

There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no...

There are many men of principle in both parties in America, but there is no...

Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference:...

Democracy and socialism have nothing in common but one word, equality. But notice the difference:...

There is hardly a pioneer's hut which does not contain a few odd volumes of...

There is hardly a pioneer's hut which does not contain a few odd volumes of...

The whole life of an American is passed like a game of chance, a revolutionary...

The whole life of an American is passed like a game of chance, a revolutionary...

In a revolution, as in a novel, the most difficult part to invent is the...

In a revolution, as in a novel, the most difficult part to invent is the...

As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans, one sees that they...

As one digs deeper into the national character of the Americans, one sees that they...

The genius of democracies is seen not only in the great number of new words...

The genius of democracies is seen not only in the great number of new words...

The debates of that great assembly are frequently vague and perplexed, seeming to be dragged...

The debates of that great assembly are frequently vague and perplexed, seeming to be dragged...

The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but...

The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but...

Grant me thirty years of equal division of inheritances and a free press, and I...

Grant me thirty years of equal division of inheritances and a free press, and I...

There is hardly a political question in the United States which does not sooner or...

There is hardly a political question in the United States which does not sooner or...

We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in...

We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in...

Consider any individual at any period of his life, and you will always find him...

Consider any individual at any period of his life, and you will always find him...

We must show that liberty is not merely one particular value but that it is...

We must show that liberty is not merely one particular value but that it is...

I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.

I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.

Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream.

I don't think I realized that the cost of fame is that it's open season...

I don't think I realized that the cost of fame is that it's open season...

Do not hope wholly to reason away your troubles; do not feed them with attention,...

Do not hope wholly to reason away your troubles; do not feed them with attention,...