Individual Quotes - Page 48
Columbus's eggs lie around by the hundreds of thousands, but Columbuses are met with less frequency.
William Godwin (1798). “Enquiry Concerning Political Justice, and Its Influence on Morals and Happiness: By William Godwin”, p.156
"Present Status of the Philosophy of Law and of Rights". Book by William Ernest Hocking. Ch. VII, Natural Right, § 33, p. 74, 1926.
The individual succumbs, but he does not die if he has left something to mankind.
Will Durant, Ariel Durant (1957). “The Story of Civilization: The Reformation”
Wendy Mogel (2011). “The Blessing of a B Minus: Using Jewish Teachings to Raise Resilient Teenagers”, p.12, Simon and Schuster
An individual is as superb as a nation when he has the qualities which make a superb nation.
Walt Whitman (1855). “Leaves of Grass”
Virginia Postrel (2011). “The Future and Its Enemies: The Growing Conflict Over Creativity, Enterprise,”, p.168, Simon and Schuster
Tom Spanbauer (2007). “In the City of Shy Hunters”, p.74, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Hard as it may appear in individual instances , dependent poverty ought to be held disgraceful.
"An Essay on the Principle of Population (Two Volumes in One)".
Thomas Jefferson (2004). “Light and Liberty: Reflections on the Pursuit of Happiness”, p.69, Modern Library
Theodore Roosevelt (2012). “African and European Addresses”, p.70, tredition