
The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or to evil.
- Topic: Leadership
- Location: Brookings, Oregon
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
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Meaningful silence is better than meaningless words.
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Never was a government that was not composed of liars, malefactors and thieves.
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Before a man can accomplish anything of an enduring nature in the world, he must first of all acquire some measure of success in the management of his own mind.
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