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Idea-less steps and step-less ideas are greatest wastes.

In the campaign of 1876, Robert G. Ingersoll came to Madison to speak. I had heard of him for years; when I was a boy on the farm a relative of ours had testified in a case in which Ingersoll had appeared as an attorney and he had told the glowing stories of the plea that Ingersoll had made. Then, in the spring of 1876, Ingersoll delivered the Memorial Day address at Indianapolis. It was widely published shortly after it was delivered and it startled and enthralled the whole country. I remember that it was printed on a poster as large as a door and hung in the post-office at Madison. I can scarcely convey now, or even understand, the emotional effect the reading of it produced upon me. Oblivious of my surroundings, I read it with tears streaming down my face. It began, I remember: "The past rises before me like a dream. Again we are in the great struggle for national life.We hear the sounds of preparation--the music of boisterous drums--the silver voices of heroic bugles. We see the pale cheeks of women and the flushed faces of men; and in those assemblages we see all the dead whose dust we have covered with flowers..." I was fairly entranced. he pictured the recruiting of the troops, the husbands and fathers with their families on the last evening, the lover under the trees and the stars; then the beat of drums, the waving flags, the marching away; the wife at the turn of the lane holds her baby aloft in her arms--a wave of the hand and he has gone; then you see him again in the heat of the charge. It was wonderful how it seized upon my youthful imagination. When he came to Madison I crowded myself into the assembly chamber to hear him: I would not have missed it for every worldly thing I possessed. And he did not disappoint me. A large handsome man of perfect build, with a face as round as a child's and a compelling smile--all the arts of the old-time oratory were his in high degree. He was witty, he was droll, he was eloquent: he was as full of sentiment as an old violin. Often, while speaking, he would pause, break into a smile, and the audience, in anticipation of what was to come, would follow him in irresistible peals of laughter. I cannot remember much that he said, but the impression he made upon me was indelible. After that I got Ingersoll's books and never afterward lost an opportunity to hear him speak. He was the greatest orater, I think, that I have ever heard; and the greatest of his lectures, I have always thought, was the one on Shakespeare. Ingersoll had a tremendous influence upon me, as indeed he had upon many young men of that time. It was not that he changed my beliefs, but that he liberated my mind. Freedom was what he preached: he wanted the shackles off everywhere. He wanted men to think boldly about all things: he demanded intellectual and moral courage. He wanted men to follow wherever truth might lead them. He was a rare, bold, heroic figure.

If you wish to be a great family-man learn philosophy of people, if you wish to be a great businessman learn philosophy of finance.

It is disappointing to witness the corporate government disability system letting massive numbers of sickened people down during their greatest time of need.

It is surprising that the greatest nation on Earth blatantly shafts its poor, sick and elderly, because it is not a godly thing to do.

I have worked with some of the greatest minds in astrophysics and it is now clear that they were the dunces of astrobiology.

I heard that I am your biggest disappointment,yet, in my heart, I know and feel that I am the greatest version of myself ever and celebrate myself each and every day

It is through experience that I know the USA is not the greatest nation on Earth.

One can only wonder about a country that calls itself the greatest nation on Earth and silently radiation poisons its mass population.

It was ironic that one of the greatest experiences of my life came out of one of the worst experiences.

One of the greatest lies ever told to women is that it is only when they make up that they become beautiful

One of the greatest challenge in life is not having an attitude but knowing or accepting that you have one

One of the greatest ever statement that can keep you at peace with others is that "I am right, but I may be wrong"! Yes, we know you are right but you may be wrong!

Procrastination is the greatest enemy or barrier that needs to be overcome.

One of the greatest tragedies of life is to work your life away only to realise later that you never really did live

Self-pity, while it should be accorded due respect, is the greatest of all acids to the human soul.

One of these days, will become a this day. And that day, will be the preeminent of days to come.

Patience is your greatest power of a natural source. It strengthens and purifies your heart and mind. It also cures your spiritual wounds and sorrows that, caused by the world.

The difference between greater people and greatest people is the "est" which stands for "extra mile". Extra steps give Extraordinary results; Extraordinary people do Extra things.

The Democrats would like you to believe that the USA is the 'Greatest nation on Earth'. Is this true? The Republicans answer this question by stating there is a need to 'Make America Great Again

The finest piece of mechanism in all the universe is the brain of man. The wise person develops his brain and opens his mind to the genius and spirit of the world's greatest ideas. He will fell inspired with the purest and noblest thoughts that have ever animated the spirit of humanity.

The greatest artist and web-designer ever is indeed a spider!

The greatest act of domestic terrorism in the history of the USA is currently in process and the culprits are the energy, electrical, electronics and wireless radiation industries.

The greatest deed is to love the Lord God with all your heart, all your mind, all your soul and with all your strength.

The greatest investment in life is the investment of unconditional love, as a profit you will get the greatest gift of life: happiness.

The greatest investment one can ever make is the investment into humanity, for an achievement based on positive influence into people's life can stand the test of time, survive through the mortality of men and resound endlessly through posterity

The greatest journey of discovery that the human can take is not through the universe or to the remotest location on earth, it is the voyage through the human mind.

The greatest domestic terrorists in the USA are either working for the corporate government or are funding it.

The greatest insights are extracted from failure.

The greatest discovery is to be founded by God.

The greatest dishonor is ingratitude.

The greatest things are freely given.

The greatest of all deeds is to love; love thy God and thy neighbour.

The greatest risk in life is not to take a risk.

The greatest success is how much impact was made

The greatest policy is where there are no policies!

The greatest thing about me isn’t even a part of me. It’s you.

The greatest love stories go untold, don’t they?

The greatest thing is to love God with all your heart. The second great thing is to love thy neighbour as yourself.

The greatest storms on our Earth break not in nature but in our minds!

The greatest thinkers have attempted to find who we are where we come from and why we are here but the greatest enigmas to me are how your hair is a lasso that captures the stars how your eyes are lakes that drown my doubts and how your skin is the sun bursting all at once. If I knew these answers I’d know everything for you alone contain the entire universe.

The greatest transformations happen silently.

The greatest tragedies in life is not untimely death, but to live a life for emptiness

The greatest tragedy to ever happen to a nation is not the incidences of war or terrorism. It's when more bookshops close down and more drinking bars are opened to replace them!

The greatest wealth a man can have is the richness of soul... Smile; It intimidates those who wish to destroy you

Some of the greatest journeys of humankind are those that, at the time being, only the one living it understands.

The jealous and the foolish ones thought that they won after Prophet Muhammad [S.A.W.] had gone from Mecca to Medina! In history, they are only known as the evil conspirators but Hazrat Muhammad [S.A.W.] is the last prophet and the greatest human being!

The priority of the kingdom is the greatest message

The economists have us well along the way of the greatest mass extinction event in human history.

There are a thousand 'greatest' melodies, just as there are a thousand 'greatest' poems and a thousand 'greatest' pictures, because there are a thousand moods in the mind of man when a certain note rings with the most clarity--when a certain design is most sharply silhouetted against the changing curtain of his mind.