William Allen White Quotes

• I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today.

  William Allen White

  Topics in Fear, Future

  Tags in Afraid, Tomorrow

• A little learning is not a dangerous thing to one who does not mistake it for a great deal.

  William Allen White

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Dangerous, Deal

• Greatness, generally speaking, is an unusual quantity of a usual quality grafted upon a common man.

  William Allen White

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Grafted, Speaking

• Since others have to tolerate my weaknesses, it is only fair that I should tolerate theirs.

  William Allen White

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Fair, Weakness

• Reason has never failed men. Only force and repression have made the wrecks in the world.

  William Allen White

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Wreck, Reason

• Liberty is the only thing you can’t have unless you give it to others.

  William Allen White

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Liberty, Unless

• Peace without justice is tyranny.

  William Allen White

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Peace, Tyranny

• I have never been bored an hour in my life. I get up every morning wondering what new strange glamorous thing is going to happen and it happens at fairly regular intervals.

  William Allen White

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Glamorous, Morning

• I have tried to teach people there are three kicks in every dollar: one, when you make it; two, when you have it. The third kick it when you give it away – and it is the biggest kick of all.

  William Allen White

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Kicks, Dollar

• My advice to the women of America is to raise more hell and fewer dahlias.

  William Allen White

  Topics in Advice

  Tags in Fewer

• The facts fairly and honestly presented; truth will take care of itself.

  William Allen White

  Tags in Fairly, Take Care

• Whoever tramples on the plea for justice temperately made in the name of peace only outrages peace and kills something fine in the heart of man which God put there when we got our manhood.

  William Allen White

  Tags in Kills, Plea

• Consistency is the paste jewel that only cheap men cherish.

  William Allen White

  Tags in Consistency, Cherish

• Advertising is the genie which is transforming America into a place of comfort, luxury and ease for millions.

  William Allen White

  Tags in Advertising

William Allen White (14)

Birth:	10th February, 1868
Death:	29th January, 1944
Nationality:	American
Profession:	Author, Editor, Politician

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