James Abram Garfield quotes and words of wisdom

"If wrinkles must be written upon our brows, let them not be written upon the heart. The spirit should not grow old."
Found in the topic Heart.

"Things don"t turn up in this world until somebody turns them up."
Found in the topic Effort.

"Next in importance to freedom and justice is popular education, without which neither freedom nor justice can be permanently maintained."
Found in the topic Education.

"Poverty is uncomfortable; but nine times out of ten the best thing that can happen to a young man is to be tossed overboard and compelled to sink or swim."
Found in the topic Unsorted.

"If the power to do hard work is not talent, it is the best substitute for it."
Found in the topic Talent.

Interesting Quotes

Delusions of grandeur make me feel a lot better about myself.Jane Wagner

The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.George Bernard Shaw - Irish dramatist & socialist (1856 - 1950)