The difference between a politician and a statesman is that a politician thinks about the next election while the statesman think about the next generation.
Author
James Freeman Clarke
/james-freeman-clarke-quotes-and-sayings
Author Summary
About James Freeman Clarke on QuoteMust
James Freeman Clarke currently has 7 indexed quotes and 0 linked works on QuoteMust. This page is the canonical destination for that author archive.
Works
Books and titles linked to this author
Quotes
All quote cards for James Freeman Clarke
Never hurry. Take plenty of exercise. Always be cheerful. Take all the sleep you need. You may expect to be well.
Strong convictions precede great actions.
All the strength and force of man comes from his faith in things unseen. He who believes is strong he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions.
A politician thinks of the next election a statesman of the next generation.
Seek to do good and you will find that happiness will run after you.
The art of life consists in taking each event which befalls us with a contented mind confident of good. ... With this method ... rejoice always though in the midst of sorrows and possess all things though destitute of everything.