Quotes of William Graham Sumner - somelinesforyou

“ He who would be well taken care of must take care of himself. ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ A wiser rule would be to make up your mind soberly what you want, peace or war, and then to get ready for what you want; for what we prepare for is what we shall get. ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ A wiser rule would be to make up your mind soberly what you want, peace or war, and then to get ready for what you want; for what we prepare for is what we shall get. ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ A wiser rule would be to make up your mind soberly what you want, peace or war, and then to get ready for what you want; for what we prepare for is what we shall get. ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ He who would be well taken care of must take care of himself. ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ Men never cling to their dreams with such tenacity as at the moment when they are losing faith in them, and know it, but do not dare yet to confess it to themselves. ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ Men never cling to their dreams with such tenacity as at the moment when they are losing faith in them, and know it, but do not dare yet to confess it to themselves. ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ Men never cling to their dreams with such tenacity as at the moment when they are losing faith in them, and know it, but do not dare yet to confess it to themselves. ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ Men never cling to their dreams with such tenacity as at the moment when they are losing faith in them, and know it, but do not dare yet to confess it to themselves. ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ Men never cling to their dreams with such tenacity as at the moment when they are losing faith in them, and know it, but do not dare yet to confess it to themselves. ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ Ideals are very often formed in the effort to escape from the hard task of dealing with facts, which is the function of science and art. There is no process by which to reach an ideal. There are no tests by which to verify it. It is therefore impossible to frame a proposition about an ideal which can be proved or disproved… ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ Men never cling to their dreams with such tenacity as at the moment when they are losing faith in them, and know it, but do not dare yet to confess it to themselves. ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ Who is the Forgotten Man? He is the clean, quiet, virtuous, domestic citizen, who pays his debts and his taxes and is never heard of out of his little circle. ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ Property left to a child may soon be lost; but the inheritance of virtue — a good name an unblemished reputation — will abide forever. If those who are toiling for wealth to leave their children, would but take half the pains to secure for them virtuous habits, how much more serviceable would they be… ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ Property left to a child may soon be lost; but the inheritance of virtue — a good name an unblemished reputation — will abide forever. If those who are toiling for wealth to leave their children, would but take half the pains to secure for them virtuous habits, how much more serviceable would they be… ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ Property left to a child may soon be lost; but the inheritance of virtue — a good name an unblemished reputation — will abide forever. If those who are toiling for wealth to leave their children, would but take half the pains to secure for them virtuous habits, how much more serviceable would they be… ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ Men never cling to their dreams with such tenacity as at the moment when they are losing faith in them, and know it, but do not dare yet to confess it to themselves. ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ Hunger, love, vanity, and fear. There are four great motives of human action. ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ Men never cling to their dreams with such tenacity as at the moment when they are losing faith in them, and know it, but do not dare yet to confess it to themselves. ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ Property left to a child may soon be lost; but the inheritance of virtue — a good name an unblemished reputation — will abide forever. If those who are toiling for wealth to leave their children, would but take half the pains to secure for them virtuous habits, how much more serviceable would they be… ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ Property left to a child may soon be lost; but the inheritance of virtue — a good name an unblemished reputation — will abide forever. If those who are toiling for wealth to leave their children, would but take half the pains to secure for them virtuous habits, how much more serviceable would they be… ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ Hunger, love, vanity, and fear. There are four great motives of human action. ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ Who is the Forgotten Man? He is the clean, quiet, virtuous, domestic citizen, who pays his debts and his taxes and is never heard of out of his little circle. ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ A wiser rule would be to make up your mind soberly what you want, peace or war, and then to get ready for what you want; for what we prepare for is what we shall get. ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ Ideals are very often formed in the effort to escape from the hard task of dealing with facts, which is the function of science and art. There is no process by which to reach an ideal. There are no tests by which to verify it. It is therefore impossible to frame a proposition about an ideal which can be proved or disproved… ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ Property left to a child may soon be lost; but the inheritance of virtue — a good name an unblemished reputation — will abide forever. If those who are toiling for wealth to leave their children, would but take half the pains to secure for them virtuous habits, how much more serviceable would they be… ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ Men never cling to their dreams with such tenacity as at the moment when they are losing faith in them, and know it, but do not dare yet to confess it to themselves. ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ A wiser rule would be to make up your mind soberly what you want, peace or war, and then to get ready for what you want; for what we prepare for is what we shall get. ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ A wiser rule would be to make up your mind soberly what you want, peace or war, and then to get ready for what you want; for what we prepare for is what we shall get. ”

- William Graham Sumner

“ Property left to a child may soon be lost; but the inheritance of virtue — a good name an unblemished reputation — will abide forever. If those who are toiling for wealth to leave their children, would but take half the pains to secure for them virtuous habits, how much more serviceable would they be… ”

- William Graham Sumner
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