The New Speaker's Treasury of Wit and WisdomHerbert Victor Prochnow Quotations arranged alphabetically by subject matter. |
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Page 190
... stand , and it gives light to all that are in the house . Let your light so shine before men , that they may see ... standing in the commu- nity . E. W. Howe The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them . Will Rogers ...
... stand , and it gives light to all that are in the house . Let your light so shine before men , that they may see ... standing in the commu- nity . E. W. Howe The only time people dislike gossip is when you gossip about them . Will Rogers ...
Page 266
... stand by the institution he represents . Remember ... An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of clever- ness . ยท If . . . you must growl , condemn , and eternally find fault , why resign your position , and when you are on the outside ...
... stand by the institution he represents . Remember ... An ounce of loyalty is worth a pound of clever- ness . ยท If . . . you must growl , condemn , and eternally find fault , why resign your position , and when you are on the outside ...
Page 398
... stand was a howling wilderness . " He paused for a moment and started again , " Gentlemen , a thousand years ago this spot where I now stand was a howling wilderness . " He paused , he had forgotten his speech , he was embarrassed , but ...
... stand was a howling wilderness . " He paused for a moment and started again , " Gentlemen , a thousand years ago this spot where I now stand was a howling wilderness . " He paused , he had forgotten his speech , he was embarrassed , but ...
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Abraham Lincoln ain't Ambrose Bierce American asked believe better Blessed called child Christ Christian dollars Don Herold earth economic Elbert Hubbard eyes faith farmer father fellow freedom George give glory H. L. Mencken hand happy hath heart heaven Henry David Thoreau Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Herbert human Jesus John John Greenleaf Whittier Johnny keep Kin Hubbard live look Lord man's Mark Twain Matt mind mother nation never night Oscar Wilde peace person political Prochnow Prov Ralph Waldo Emerson replied rich Robert Samuel Johnson Shakespeare soul spirit story Sunshine Magazine sure talk teacher tell thee things Thomas Thou shalt thought tion told tomorrow unto Walter Trohan wife William Winston Churchill wise woman words young