No tendency is quite so strong in human nature as the desire to lay down rules of conduct for other people.

Quote by William Howard Taft

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No, the only things which do not bother me are the elements. I can overcome...

No, the only things which do not bother me are the elements. I can overcome...

I'll be damned if I am not getting tired of this. It seems to be...

I'll be damned if I am not getting tired of this. It seems to be...

I am president now, and tired of being kicked around.

I am president now, and tired of being kicked around.

Don't worry over what the newspapers say. I don't. Why should anyone else? I told...

Don't worry over what the newspapers say. I don't. Why should anyone else? I told...

I have come to the conclusion that the major part of the work of a...

I have come to the conclusion that the major part of the work of a...

George Washington intended this to be a Federal city, and it is a Federal city,...

George Washington intended this to be a Federal city, and it is a Federal city,...

I think I might as well give up being a candidate. There are so many...

I think I might as well give up being a candidate. There are so many...

Failure to accord credit to anyone for what he may have done is a great...

Failure to accord credit to anyone for what he may have done is a great...

I do not believe in the divinity of Christ, and there are many other of...

I do not believe in the divinity of Christ, and there are many other of...

As the Republican platforms says, the welfare of the farmer is vital to that of...

As the Republican platforms says, the welfare of the farmer is vital to that of...

Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood.

Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood.

If this humor be the safety of our race, then it is due largely to...

If this humor be the safety of our race, then it is due largely to...

Politics makes me sick.

Politics makes me sick.

I am in favor of helping the prosperity of all countries because, when we are...

I am in favor of helping the prosperity of all countries because, when we are...

I think I might as well give up being a candidate. There are so many...

I think I might as well give up being a candidate. There are so many...

A system in which we may have an enforced rest from legislation for two years...

A system in which we may have an enforced rest from legislation for two years...

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment

Enthusiasm for a cause sometimes warps judgment

Many of us are afraid to follow our passions, to pursue what we want most...

Many of us are afraid to follow our passions, to pursue what we want most...

Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.

Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.

Enthusiasm is contagious - and so is the lack of it

Enthusiasm is contagious - and so is the lack of it

Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment.

Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgment.