Quote #18
Many know how to flatter, few know how to praise.
More from Wendell Phillips
- It is only liquid currents of thought that move men and the world.
- Politics is but the common pulse-beat, of which revolution is the fever-spasm.
- Insurrection of thought always precedes insurrection of arms.
- Seldom ever was any knowledge given to keep, but to impart; the grace of this rich jewel is lost in concealment.
- If you want to be an orator, first get your great cause.
- The best education in the world is that got by struggling to get a living.
- Governments exist to protect the rights of minorities. The loved and the rich need no protection: they have many friends and few enemies.
- The heart is the best reflective thinker.