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 The public have neither shame nor gratitude.  He is not rich that possesses much, but he that covets no more; and he is not poor that enjoys little, but he that wants too much. What makes us discontented with our condition is the absurdly exaggerated idea we have of the happiness of others. I must govern the clock, not be governed by it. How can you be expected to govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese? Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic and which isn't. You cannot shirk this and be a man. Civilizations die from philosophical calm, irony, and the sense of fair play quite as surely as they die of debauchery. All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his. He loves, He hopes, He waits. Our Lord prefers to wait Himself for the sinner for years rather than keep us waiting an instant. Prayers are heard in heaven very much in proportion to your faith. Little faith will get very great mercies, but great faith still greater. Those who go to college and never get out are called professors. A good goal is like a strenuous exercise-it makes you stretch. The future is the past in preparation. Let's win this one for the Gipper. Only those are fit to live who are not afraid to die. We are restless because of incessant change, but we would be frightened if change were stopped. Never hold any one by the button or the hand in order to be heard out; for if people are unwilling to hear you, you had better hold your tongue than them. It is easier to forgive an enemy than a friend. Courage is the footstool of the Virtues, upon which they stand. Marconi invented radio, but Ted Husing knew what to do with it. 
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