Martin Van Buren Quotes

“The government should not be guided by Temporary Excitement, but by Sober Second Thought.”

“The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity.”

“I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men... in receiving from the people the sacred trust confided to my illustrious predecessor.”

“Wisdom doesn't automatically come with old age. Nothing does - except wrinkles. It's true, some wines improve with age. But only if the grapes were good in the first place.”

“If you want a place in the sun you've got to put up with a few blisters.”

“A church is a hospital for sinners not a museum for saints.”

“If you want a place in the sun you've got to put up with a few blisters.”

“The second sober thought of the people is seldom wrong and always efficient.”

“People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes.”

“The best index to a person's character is (a) how he treats people who can't do him any good and (b) how he treats people who can't fight back.”