Quote by George Ade Download Open image ““He was so Democratic he was ready to Borrow from the Humblest”” — George Ade ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“He had that certain confidence in his bearing, that democratic interest in his surroundings, and that understated presumption of friendliness that are only found… — Amor Towles Copy Share Image
“Therefore from the storehouse of His Passion I borrow the price of my debt,” — William Ralph Inge Copy Share Image
As democracy modifies our conception of life, it constantly raises the value and function of each member of the community, however humble he may… — Jane Addams Copy Share Image
“Nothing humbles a rich man better than a poor man that isn’t willing to do ‘anything’ for money.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“For he was a sincere man, and in spite of his superficial airs and graces, at root a humble one. And it is always… — Chesterton Gilbert Chesterton Copy Share Image
“was embarrassed that I once thought myself superior to him, stooping to sprinkle my wealth and wisdom into his lowly life.” — Ron Hall Copy Share Image
“no different from the myriad of other politicos he’d bought and sold from around the world, men and women eager for power and lacking… — Steve Berry Copy Share Image
“It was a kind of arrogance, perhaps, to believe so in one's destiny. But, on the other hand, who could be more genuinely humble… — Patricia Highsmith Copy Share Image
“He had seen how people came a cropper by giving way to impulse. It was to his judiciousness, at every turn, that he owed… — Shirley Hazzard Copy Share Image
“Clinton sighed, and gave up. All his life he had given up. He didn't know why it was like that; why a man who… — Jim Thompson Copy Share Image
“For when he was poor, he had an unpretentious heart, but when he became rich, he became filled with arrogance.” — Charmaine J Forde Copy Share Image
“If a man is ambitious for power, he can have no better supporters than the poor: They are not worried about their own possessions,… — Sallust Copy Share Image
A bird in the hand may be worth two in the bush, but remember also that a bird in the hand is a positive… — George Ade Copy Share Image
A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but would not cost half as much during the winter months. — George Ade Copy Share Image
Opportunity knocks once at every man's door and then keeps on knocking. — George Ade Copy Share Image
I got the breaks. Starting from nowhere in the corn belt, I helped edit a country weekly, then was jack-of-all-departments on an obscure daily,… — George Ade Copy Share Image
Never pretend to have money except when you are in straits. The poor man who pretends to have a bank account betters his credit… — George Ade Copy Share Image
