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Quote by James Bryce
Three-fourths of the mistakes a man makes are made because he does

Three-fourths of the mistakes a man makes are made because he does not really know what he thinks he knows. – James Bryce

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Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity. Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong. – James Bryce

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Patriot Day
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He showed that fame may be won and what services be rendered by a plain son of the people unaided by any gifts of fortune. – James Bryce

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Presidents Day
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The People, though we think of a great entity when we use the word, means nothing more than so many millions of individual men. – James Bryce

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Government
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Mistakes
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The difference between greatness and mediocrity is often how an individual views a mistake… – Nelson Boswell

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Mistakes

Our friends dont see our faults, or conceal them, or soften them. – Joseph Addison

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Mistakes

While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior. – Henry C. Link

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Mistakes

An error doesnt become a mistake until you refuse to correct it. – Orlando A. Battista

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Mistakes

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