01c. 1814 ADThe gentleman [Josiah Quincy] cannot have forgotten his own sentiment, uttered even on the floor of this House, "Peaceably if we can, forcibly if we must."Henry Clay / quote ↗
02c. 1814 ADGovernment is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees; and both the trust and the trustees are created for the benefit of the people.Henry Clay / quote ↗
03c. 1814 ADI have heard something said about allegiance to the South. I know no South, no North, no East, no West, to which I owe any allegiance.Henry Clay / quote ↗
05UndatedLet not a day pass without exercising your powers of speech. There is no power like that of oratory. Cæsar controlled men by exciting their fears; Cicero, by captivating their affections and swaying their passions. The influence of the one perished with its author; that of the other continues to this day.Henry Clay / quote ↗
06UndatedCourtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart.Henry Clay / quote ↗
07UndatedTheir disappearance from the human family would be no great loss to the world.Henry Clay / quote ↗
10UndatedRecognize at all times the paramount right of your Country to your most devoted services, whether she treat you ill or well, and never let selfish views or interests predominate over the duties of patriotism.Henry Clay / quote ↗
12UndatedPolitical parties serve to keep each other in check one keenly watching the other.Henry Clay / quote ↗
14UndatedOf all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character.Henry Clay / quote ↗
Edsverb reading card◎MeditationsMarcus AureliusFree edition · US public domainMeric Casaubon translation (1634), later edited editionRelated reading on character; this is an editorial connection, not the source of the saying.About this book ↗
Edsverb reading cardΠThe RepublicPlatoFree edition · US public domainBenjamin Jowett translationRelated reading on knowledge; this is an editorial connection, not the source of the saying.About this book ↗
Edsverb reading card◇The EnchiridionEpictetusFree edition · US public domainThomas Wentworth Higginson translationRelated reading on character; this is an editorial connection, not the source of the saying.About this book ↗