Madness of Delusion

“If in madness of delusion, anyone shall lift his parricidal hand against this blessed union, the arms of thousands will be raised to save it, and the curse of millions will fall upon the head which may have plotted its destruction.”
--Andrew Jackson

Light an Candle

“Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.”
--Chinese Proverb

Curse of Inaction

“Nature knows no pause in progress and development, and attaches her curse on all inaction.”
--Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Character Endures

“Fame is a vapor. Popularity is an accident. Money takes wings. Those who cheer you today may curse you tomorrow. The only thing that endures is character.”
--Horace Greeley

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