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01Undated

Nothing is so strong as gentleness. Nothing is so gentle as real strength.

Ralph W. Sockman / quote

02Undated

Our growth depends not on how many experiences we devour, but on how many we digest.

Ralph W. Sockman / quote

03Undated

The test of courage comes when we are in the minority.

Ralph W. Sockman / quote

04Undated

A man has no more character than he can command in a time of crisis.

Ralph W. Sockman / quote

05Undated

Good habits which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life.

Ralph W. Sockman / quote

06Undated

True humility is intelligent self respect which keeps us from thinking too highly or too meanly of ourselves. It makes us modest by reminding us how far we have come short of what we can be.

Ralph W. Sockman / quote

07Undated

Christmas renews our youth by stirring our wonder. The capacity for wonder has been called our most pregnant human faculty, for in it are born our art, our science, our religion.

Ralph W. Sockman / quote

08Undated

The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.

Ralph W. Sockman / quote