Benjamin Robbins Curtis Quotes

No government can be strong and flourishing while the national character is weak and degraded. A government must flourish and decay with its subjects; and, when a prince makes a law or performs an action which has a tendency to injure the character or prosperity of the nation, he injures himself.

Benjamin Robbins Curtis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: judge
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: November 4, 1809 - September 15, 1874

Topics

CharacterBe StrongGovernmentLaw

I tend to let the chips fall where they may. I don't know if that's right or wrong.

Megan Mullally

FallWrongKnowRightWhereMay

A nerd will be a nerd all his life.

John Hughes

LifeWillNerdHis

I'm not coping very well with all the attention, if I'm honest.

Sienna Miller

AttentionHonestCopingWellVery

For a competitive junkie like me, golf is a great solution because it smacks you in the face every time you think you have accomplished something. That to me has taken over a lot of the energy and competitiveness for basketball.

Michael Jordan

GreatTimeMeEnergyFaceThink

There was a time - and I used to get made fun of a lot - that all I collected was soundtracks.

Jason Marsden

TimeFunUsedGetMadeCollected

It takes me a while to get my appetite going when I wake up early.

Chelsea Handler

MeWake UpEarlyUpGoingGet

Everyone loves twins.

Cole Sprouse

TwinsEveryoneLoves

I like being in control of making all the major decisions pertaining to my projects. That's something that you don't get to do in a group. Everything has to be voted on - every minor decision.

Bobby Brown

DecisionControlDecisionsYouGroup

Set high standards and few limitations for yourself.

Anthony J. D'Angelo

YourselfHigh StandardsHighSetFew

My mom's parents were farmers, so every summer, my sisters and I would help out, hauling pipe and pulling maggots off the corn. We hated it, but it taught me the meaning of good hard work.

Ashley Graham

WorkHard WorkGoodParentsMeMom

I'm a journeyman actor, and I don't ever want to forget that. With romantic-lead dreams.

William Sanderson

DreamsForgetWantActorEver

I believe economic growth should translate into the happiness and progress of all. Along with it, there should be development of art and culture, literature and education, science and technology. We have to see how to harness the many resources of India for achieving common good and for inclusive growth.

Pratibha Patil

EducationGoodGrowthHappinessArt

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