Quotes

“I think the first duty of society is justice.” Alexander Hamilton

“Constitutions should consist only of general provisions; the reason is that they must necessarily be permanent, and that they cannot calculate for the possible change of things.” Alexander Hamilton

“You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent.” Alexander Hamilton

“In the general course of human nature, A power over a man's subsistence amounts to a power over his will.” Alexander Hamilton

“Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing.” Alexander Hamilton

“Learn to think continentally.” Alexander Hamilton

“Here, sir, the people govern; here they act by their immediate representatives.” Alexander Hamilton

“In the usual progress of things, the necessities of a nation in every stage of its existence will be found at least equal to its resources.” Alexander Hamilton

“Man is a reasoning rather than a reasonable animal.” Alexander Hamilton

“Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.” Alexander Hamilton

“Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government.” Alexander Hamilton

“In politics, as in religion, it is equally absurd to aim at making proselytes by fire and sword. Heresies in either can rarely be cured by persecution.” Alexander Hamilton

“It is the advertiser who provides the paper for the subscriber. It is not to be disputed, that the publisher of a newspaper in this country, without a very exhaustive advertising support, would receive less reward for his labor than the humblest mechanic.” Alexander Hamilton

“Age is not important unless you're a cheese.” Helen Hayes

“Every human being on this earth is born with a tragedy, and it isn't original sin. He's born with the tragedy that he has to grow up... a lot of people don't have the courage to do it.” Helen Hayes

“From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before the other. But when books are opened you discover that you have wings.” Helen Hayes

“The good die young but not always. The wicked prevail but not consistently. I am confused by life, and I feel safe within the confines of the theatre.” Helen Hayes

“The truth is that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story of a love is not important - what is important is that one is capable of love. It is perhaps the only glimpse we are permitted of eternity.” Helen Hayes

“If you rest, you rust.” Helen Hayes

“When traveling with someone, take large does of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee.” Helen Hayes

“We relish news of our heroes, forgetting that we are extraordinary to somebody too.” Helen Hayes

“Actors cannot choose the manner in which they are born. Consequently, it is the one gesture in their lives completely devoid of self-consciousness.” Helen Hayes

“I cry out for order and find it only in art.” Helen Hayes

“The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy.” Helen Hayes

“Only the poet can look beyond the detail and see the whole picture.” Helen Hayes

“I'm leaving the screen because I don't think I am very good in the pictures and I have this beautiful dream that I'm elegant on the stage.” Helen Hayes

“One has to grow up with good talk in order to form the habit of it.” Helen Hayes

“Childhood is a short season.” Helen Hayes

“Mere longevity is a good thing for those who watch Life from the side lines. For those who play the game, an hour may be a year, a single day's work an achievement for eternity.” Helen Hayes

“People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach retirement age seem very admirable to me.” Helen Hayes