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Ezra Cornell Quotes

American - Businessman | January 11, 1807 - December 9, 1874

Idleness is to the human mind like rust to iron.

Mind Human Rust Iron Human Mind

I want to go where I can be of the most service to the general enterprise.

Service I Can Go Want Where General

My dear, the duty that devolved wholly on you in my absence of guiding and expanding the minds of our dear children is a laborious one and a responsible one.

Children You Duty Minds Responsible

I was glad to hear of that determination as I detest the practice of cousins marrying or any marriage between persons in which there can be traced the most distant relationship. I go for the improvement instead of the deterioration of our race.

Marriage Determination Relationship

Enquire what the effect of large endowments are upon colleges.

Effect Large Colleges

In 1844, there was a balance of perhaps of a couple of thousand dollars on the cr side.

Balance Side Thousand Perhaps Couple

I read the book with interest, but when Jackson was a candidate in 1828 for the Presidency, I opposed him and voted for Adams. I favored a protective tariff.

Book Him Presidency Interest Tariff

I have always considered that choosing a companion for life was a very important affair and that my happyness or misery in this life depended on the choice.

Life Choice Important Always Misery

The summer of 1830 I... blasted the tunnel through the rock to take water from the dam above the falls for the mill... In 1831 we lowered the tunnel four feet, and built a new dam across the creek.

Water Feet Summer New Rock Tunnel

The Soul of man is made an article of merchandize by his fellow man and can such a land be happy? No! Happyness does not dwell in any land that is scard by the blighting curse of Slavery.

Soul Man Happy Be Happy Slavery

As for the Pope, I am too old to be frightened by his shadow, and am quite sure his shadow or Substance will do less harm to the liberties of my country than will a party, who seek to acquire political power by exciting religious bigotry in the minds of their duped followers.

Power Shadow I Am Political Party

There is a great reform required in the education and habits of females.

Education Great Reform Habits

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