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> [I am no longer a curmudgeon. I am a curmudgeon emeritus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gibbons/i-am-no-longer-a-curmudgeon-i-am-a-curmudgeon-emeritus/)

[James Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gibbons/)

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## More by James Gibbons

> [For to keep at the top is harder almost than to get there](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gibbons/for-to-keep-at-the-top-is-harder-almost-than-to-get-there/)

[James Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gibbons/)

> [A civil ruler dabbling in religion is as reprehensible as a clergyman dabbling in politics. Both render themselves odious as well as ridiculous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gibbons/a-civil-ruler-dabbling-in-religion-is-as-reprehensible-as-a-clergyman/)

[James Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gibbons/)

> [Like all valuable commodities, truth is often counterfeited.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gibbons/like-all-valuable-commodities-truth-is-often-counterfeited/)

[James Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gibbons/)

> [I am no longer a curmudgeon. I am a curmudgeon emeritus.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gibbons/i-am-no-longer-a-curmudgeon-i-am-a-curmudgeon-emeritus/)

[James Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gibbons/)

> [Reform must come from within, not from without. You cannot legislate for virtue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gibbons/reform-must-come-from-within-not-from-without-you-cannot-legislate/)

[James Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gibbons/)

> [There are no working hours for leaders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gibbons/there-are-no-working-hours-for-leaders/)

[James Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gibbons/)

> [We do not attach any intrinsic value to the Cross; this would be sinful and idolatrous. Our veneration is referred to Him who died…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gibbons/we-do-not-attach-any-intrinsic-value-to-the-cross-this-would-be/)

[James Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gibbons/)

> [No great thing comes to any person unless that person has courage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gibbons/no-great-thing-comes-to-any-person-unless-that-person-has-courage/)

[James Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gibbons/)

> [To-day the whole Christian world prostrates itself in adoration around the crib of Bethlehem and rehearses in accents of love a history which precedes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gibbons/to-day-the-whole-christian-world-prostrates-itself-in-adoration/)

[James Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gibbons/)

> [Every man has a mission from God to help his fellow beings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gibbons/every-man-has-a-mission-from-god-to-help-his-fellow-beings/)

[James Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gibbons/)

> [There are no office hours for leaders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gibbons/there-are-no-office-hours-for-leaders/)

[James Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gibbons/)

> [Berlioz says nothing in his music, but he says it magnificently.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gibbons/berlioz-says-nothing-in-his-music-but-he-says-it-magnificently/)

[James Gibbons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gibbons/)

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