Quotes by

Calvin Coolidge

Civilization and profits go hand in hand. – Calvin Coolidge

The nation which forgets its defenders will be itself forgotten. – Calvin Coolidge

There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal. – Calvin Coolidge

Ultimately property rights and personal rights are the same thing. – Calvin Coolidge

Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion. – Calvin Coolidge

The right thing to do never requires any subterfuge, it is always simple and direct. – Calvin Coolidge

No one every listened themselves out of a job. – Calvin Coolidge

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

Dont expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. – 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 cant be done. I deem that the very best time to make the effort. – Calvin Coolidge

All growth depends upon activity. There is no development physically or intellectually without effort, and effort means work. – Calvin Coolidge

When large numbers of men are unable to find work, unemployment results. – Calvin Coolidge

When more and more people are thrown out of work, unemployment results. – Calvin Coolidge

Those who trust to chance must abide by the results of chance. – Calvin Coolidge

If I had permitted my failures, or what seemed to me at the time a lack of success, to discourage me I cannot see any way in which I would ever have made progress. – 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 are unseen. – Calvin Coolidge

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. – 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 Christmas. – 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 a duly promulgated body of corresponding laws. – Calvin Coolidge

It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow. – Calvin Coolidge