Quote by Robert Frost
I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the

I often say of George Washington that he was one of the few in the whole history of the world who was not carried away by power. – Robert Frost

Other quotes by Robert Frost

In three words I can sum up everything Ive learned about life: it goes on. – Robert Frost

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Life
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They cannot scare me with their empty spaces between stars — on stars where no human race is. I have it in me so much nearer home to scare myself with my own desert places. – Robert Frost

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Universe, The
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Being the boss anywhere is lonely. Being a female boss in a world of mostly men is especially so. – Robert Frost

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Men
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A nation that forgets its past can function no better than an individual with amnesia. – David McCullough

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The object of my relationship with Vietnam has been to heal the wounds that exist, particularly among our veterans, and to move forward with a positive relationship,… Apparently some in the Vietnamese government dont want to do that and thats their decision. – Ho Chi Minh

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History

Chaos often breeds life, when order breeds habit. – Henry Adams

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History

The middle class, one of the great achievements in history, is becoming more of a relic than a reality. – Jon Meacham

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History

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The boys with their feet on the desks know that the easiest murder case in the world to break is the one somebody tried to get very cute with; the one that really bothers them is the murder somebody only thought of two minutes before he pulled it off. – Raymond Chandler

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Faith… must be enforced by reason…. When faith becomes blind it dies. – Mahatma Gandhi

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There is not a particle of life which does not bear poetry within it. – Gustave Flaubert (1821–1880)

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Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody. – Benjamin Franklin

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