Calvin Coolidge
sitemanagerThe nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten.
Calvin Coolidge
It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.
Calvin Coolidge
Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion.
Calvin Coolidge
No man ever listened himself out of a job.
Calvin Coolidge
I have never been hurt by what I have not said.
Calvin Coolidge
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.
Calvin Coolidge
If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you.
Calvin Coolidge
Knowledge comes, but wisdom lingers.
Calvin Coolidge
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'press on' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.
Calvin Coolidge
Advertising is the life of trade.
Calvin Coolidge
Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
Calvin Coolidge
I think the American public wants a solemn ass as a President, and I think I'll go along with them.
Calvin Coolidge
The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct.
Calvin Coolidge
No enterprise can exist for itself alone. It ministers to some great need, it performs some great service, not for itself, but for others; or failing therein, it ceases to…
Calvin Coolidge
All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work.
Calvin Coolidge
The government of the United States is a device for maintaining in perpetuity the rights of the people, with the ultimate extinction of all privileged classes.
Calvin Coolidge
We do not need more intellectual power, we need more spiritual power. We do not need more of the things that are seen, we need more of the things that…
Calvin Coolidge
Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business.
Calvin Coolidge
The business of America is business.
Calvin Coolidge
There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal.
Calvin Coolidge
Four-fifths of all our troubles would disappear, if we would only sit down and keep still.
Calvin Coolidge
Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance.
Calvin Coolidge
If you don't say anything, you won't be called on to repeat it.
Calvin Coolidge
Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
Calvin Coolidge
I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can't be…
Calvin Coolidge
It takes a great man to be a good listener.
Calvin Coolidge
We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.
Calvin Coolidge
Men speak of natural rights, but I challenge any one to show where in nature any rights existed or were recognized until there was established for their declaration and protection…
Calvin Coolidge
Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of…