Worm or beetle - drought or tempest - on a farmer's land may fall, Each is loaded full o' ruin, but a mortgage beats 'em all.

Quote by Will Carleton

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I've watched my duty, straight an' true, an' tried to do it well; Part of...

I've watched my duty, straight an' true, an' tried to do it well; Part of...

But I have learned a thing or two; I know as sure as fate, when...

But I have learned a thing or two; I know as sure as fate, when...

Over all our happy country - over all our Nation spread, Is a band of...

Over all our happy country - over all our Nation spread, Is a band of...

Things at home are crossways, and Betsy and I are out.

Things at home are crossways, and Betsy and I are out.

To appreciate heaven well, it's good for a person to have some fifteen minutes of...

To appreciate heaven well, it's good for a person to have some fifteen minutes of...

If there's a heaven upon the earth, a fellow knows it when He's been away...

If there's a heaven upon the earth, a fellow knows it when He's been away...

So I have talked with Betsey and Betsey has talked with me, And we have...

So I have talked with Betsey and Betsey has talked with me, And we have...

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results...

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results...

The music that can deepest reach, And cure all ill, is cordial speech

The music that can deepest reach, And cure all ill, is cordial speech

The best answer to bad speech is good speech

The best answer to bad speech is good speech

I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a...

I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a...

Analogies, it is true, decide nothing, but they can make one feel more at home

Analogies, it is true, decide nothing, but they can make one feel more at home

Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives

Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave...

All conservatism is based upon the idea that if you leave things alone you leave...

They stick you with those names, those labels -- 'rebel' or whatever; whatever they like...

They stick you with those names, those labels -- 'rebel' or whatever; whatever they like...

Churchill wrote his own speeches. When a leader does that, he becomes emotionally invested with...

Churchill wrote his own speeches. When a leader does that, he becomes emotionally invested with...

A speech is poetry: cadence, rhythm, imagery, sweep! A speech reminds us that words, like...

A speech is poetry: cadence, rhythm, imagery, sweep! A speech reminds us that words, like...

Brothers don't necessarily have to say anything to each other-they can sit in a room...

Brothers don't necessarily have to say anything to each other-they can sit in a room...

Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part...

Criticism of government finds sanctuary in several portions of the 1st Amendment. It is part...

Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow...

Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow...