Quote #111

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

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  1. I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how he could look up into…
  2. I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.
  3. I am not concerned that you have fallen; I am concerned that you arise.
  4. I want it said of me by those who knew me best that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
  5. I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring …
  6. I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
  7. He has the right to criticize who has the heart to help.
  8. If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?

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