In public we say the race is to the strongest; in private we know that a lopsided man runs the fastest along the little side-hills of success. -Frank Moore Colby

 

In public we say the race is to the strongest; in private we know that a lopsided man runs the fastest along the little side-hills of success.


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This quote is just one of 9 total Frank Moore Colby quotes in our collection. Frank Moore Colby is known for saying 'In public we say the race is to the strongest; in private we know that a lopsided man runs the fastest along the little side-hills of success.' as well as some of the following quotes.

Clever people seem not to feel the natural pleasure of bewilderment, and are always answering questions when the chief relish of a life is to go on asking them.

Frank Moore Colby
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Persecution was at least a sign of personal interest. Tolerance is composed of nine parts of apathy to one of brotherly love.

Frank Moore Colby
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As wounded men may limp through life, so our war minds may not regain the balance of their thoughts for decades. -Frank Moore Colby
180

Nobody can describe a fool to the life, without much patient self-inspection.

Frank Moore Colby
176

Every improvement in communication makes the bore more terrible.

Frank Moore Colby
167
In public we say the race is to the strongest; in private we know that a lopsided man runs the fastest along the little side-hills of success. -Frank Moore Colby
162

If a large city can, after intense intellectual efforts, choose for its mayor a man who merely will not steal from it, we consider it a triumph of the suffrage.

Frank Moore Colby
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