[Among the books he chooses, ...

[Among the books he chooses, a statesman] ought to read interesting books on history and government, and books of science and philosophy; and really good books on these subjects are as enthralling as any fiction ever written in prose or verse.
[Among the books he chooses, a statesman] ought to read interesting books on history and government, and books of science and philosophy; and really good books on these subjects are as enthralling as any fiction ever written in prose or verse.

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Keep your eyes on the stars and your feet on the ground.
Nine-tenths of wisdom is being wise in time.
“I care not what others think of what I do, but I care very much about what I think of what I do! That is character!”
“We must dare to be great; and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high courage.”
The mother is the one supreme asset of national life; she is more important by far than the successful statesman, or business man, or artist, or scientist.