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Never go out to meet trouble. If you just sit still, nine cases out of ten, someone will intercept it before it reaches you.

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 be profitable and ceases to exist.

No man ever listened himself out of a job.

No nation ever had an army large enough to guarantee it against attack in time of peace, or ensure it of victory in time of war.

No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.

No person was ever honored for what they received. Honor has been the reward for what they gave.

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated failures. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

One with the law is a majority.

Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.

Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business.