Posted by pam on October 2, 2009, 10:53 am
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that it would be wise to learn from our mistakes and benefit by the experiences of others.
I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crises. The great point is to bring them the real facts.
Abraham Lincoln
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
Abraham Lincoln
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An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens.
Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826), letter to John Melish, January 13, 1813
I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.
James Madison
If men were angels, no government would be necessary.
James Madison
--------As for the Horse:
Don't Sqwat with your spurs on....
You never know how a horse will pull until you hook him up to a heavy load.
Paul "Bear" Bryant, I Ain't Never Been Nothing but a Winner
Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.
W. C. Fields (1880 - 1946)
Keep five yards from a carriage, ten yards from a horse, and a hundred yards from an elephant; but the distance one should keep from a wicked man cannot be measured.
Indian Proverb
It is not the horse that draws the cart, but the oats.
Russian proverb
A good resolution is like an old horse, which is often saddled but rarely ridden.
Mexican Proverb
Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people.
W.C. Fields
What might be your favorite book and or author?
"Anyone read the Bible?"
If you have a minute to share a thought.
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