We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that are unseen.

Quote by Calvin Coolidge

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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.

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...

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is...

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is...

There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal.

There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal.

Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep...

Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep...

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...

When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.

When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results.

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....

After all, the chief business of the American people is business

After all, the chief business of the American people is business

Not all those who are attempting to conduct successful businesses are profiteers

Not all those who are attempting to conduct successful businesses are profiteers

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.

When people are bewildered they tend to become credulous.

Civilization and profit go hand in hand.

Civilization and profit go hand in hand.

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

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

They criticize me for harping on the obvious; if all the folks in the United...

They criticize me for harping on the obvious; if all the folks in the United...

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...

Mass demand has been created almost entirely through the development of advertising.

Mass demand has been created almost entirely through the development of advertising.

I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say...

I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say...

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.

When large numbers of men are unable to find work, unemployment results.

When large numbers of men are unable to find work, unemployment results.