Monday, November 7, 2011

Wisdom, True Patriotism, Approval

Patience is the companion of wisdom.
~ Anonymous

I confidently trust that the American people will prove themselves … too wise not to detect the false pride or the dangerous ambitions or the selfish schemes which so often hide themselves under that deceptive cry of mock patriotism: 'Our country, right or wrong!' They will not fail to recognize that our dignity, our free institutions and the peace and welfare of this and coming generations of Americans will be secure only as we cling to the watchword of true patriotism: 'Our country—when right to be kept right; when wrong to be put right.'
~ Carl Schurz (Speeches, Correspondence And Political Papers Of Carl
Schurz V5: January 30, 1889-December 27, 1898)

If your number one goal is to make sure that everyone likes and approves of you, then you risk sacrificing your uniqueness and, therefore, your excellence.
~ Anonymous

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