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Inspirational Quotations #1144

March 8, 2026 By Nagesh Belludi

The success of our popular government rests wholly upon the correct interpretation of the deliberate, intelligent, dependable popular will of America.
—Warren G. Harding (American Politician, Publisher)

The man who claims to be the boss in his own home will lie about other things as well.
—Amish Proverb

Better the friend we can see than the money we cannot.
—Greek Proverb

It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father.
—Pope John XXIII (Italian Catholic Religious Leader)

It is very perplexing how an intrepid frontier people, who fought a wilderness, floods, tornadoes, and the Rockies, cower before criticism, which is regarded as a malignant tumor in the imagination.
—Edward Dahlberg

A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.
—Arnold Glasow (American Businessman)

It is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
—Carl Sagan (American Astronomer)

Prosperity is the best protector of principle.
—Mark Twain (American Humorist)

Live as if you liked yourself—and it may happen.
—Marge Piercy (American Poet)

Democracy is an abuse of statistics.
—Jorge Luis Borges (Argentine Writer)

A man who exposes himself when he is intoxicated, has not the art of getting drunk.
—Samuel Johnson (British Essayist)

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About: Nagesh Belludi [hire] is a St. Petersburg, Florida-based freethinker, investor, and leadership coach. He specializes in helping executives and companies ensure that the overall quality of their decision-making benefits isn’t compromised by a lack of a big-picture understanding.

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