Jared Sparks famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

When you talk, you repeat what you already know; when you listen, you often learn something.
-- Jared Sparks

#Motivational
Most enlightened men now recognize that General Jackson is not fitted to fill the office of President; his limited experience of anything to do with civil government and his great age make him incompetent.
-- Jared Sparks

#Men #Office #Age
If the title of a great man ought to be reserved for him who cannot be charged with an indiscretion or a vice, who spent his life in establishing the independence, the glory and durable prosperity of his country; who succeeded in all that he undertook, and whose successes were never won at the expense of justice, integrity, or by the sacrifice of a single principle--this title will not be denied to Washington.
-- Jared Sparks

#Country #Integrity #Sacrifice
Whoever would understand the character of Washington, in all its compass and grandeur, must learn it from his own writings, and from a complete history of his country during the long period in which he was the most prominent actor.
-- Jared Sparks

#Country #Writing #Character

The virtue of achievement is victory over oneself. Those who know this can never know defeat.
If I can slow it down in my mind, things will be fine.
Today is the first day of the rest of your life.
Thinking should become your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come across in your life.
If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.
Kids grow up awfully fast these days,"she said. "You should try to have a good relationship with your kids, no matter what they do.
Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.
Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle.
I have been driven many times upon my knees by the overwhelming conviction that I had no where else to go. My own wisdom and that of all about me seemed insufficient for that day.
I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday.

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