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Bryant H. McGill

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The identity of Bryant H. McGill may be elusive, but the power of their words is anything but. Bryant H. McGill's observations on Hope are as sharp as their thoughts on Truth, revealing genuine breadth of mind. Our collection includes 55 quotes from Bryant H. McGill, touching on Hope, Truth, Intelligence, Freedom, and Best — a testament to just how much they had to say. Here is a taste of their wisdom: "Within the hearts men, loyalty and consideration are esteemed greater than success."

“Birth and death we all move between these two unknowns.”

— Bryant H. McGill

Death

All Quotes by Bryant H. McGill

“Knowledge is that possession that no misfortune can destroy, no authority can revoke, and no enemy can control. This makes knowledge the greatest of all freedoms.”

— Bryant H. McGill

Knowledge

“Having a sense of purpose is having a sense of self. A course to plot is a destination to hope for.”

— Bryant H. McGill

Hope

“Sometimes power is all a person has, so they will protect it even unto their own destruction, for without power they have nothing.”

— Bryant H. McGill

Power

“Change will never happen when people lack the ability and courage to see themselves for who they are.”

— Bryant H. McGill

Change

“American society will never completely understand the true meaning of equality.”

— Bryant H. McGill

Equality

“It has been my experience that if we make the effort to listen to people when we meet them, and work to get to know them a little, it is then easy to find something likeable in practically anyone.”

— Bryant H. McGill

Experience

“The realities of the world seldom measure up to the sublime designs of human imagination.”

— Bryant H. McGill

Imagination

“An intelligent person is never afraid or ashamed to find errors in his understanding of things.”

— Bryant H. McGill

Intelligence

“The best way to win against the intolerable is to tolerate them, for this they have seldom dealt with. Your indulgence may soften their malice and open their eyes to more honorable ways.”

— Bryant H. McGill

Best

“Courtesy is a silver lining around the dark clouds of civilization it is the best part of refinement and in many ways, an art of heroic beauty in the vast gallery of man's cruelty and baseness.”

— Bryant H. McGill

Art

“In the company of the accomplished, people hope it will rub off on themselves, in the company of the misfortunate, they fear it!”

— Bryant H. McGill

Fear

“True love is quiescent, except in the nascent moments of true humility.”

— Bryant H. McGill

Love

“Do not let your ambitions become a sanctuary for your failures.”

— Bryant H. McGill

Failure

“Within the hearts men, loyalty and consideration are esteemed greater than success.”

— Bryant H. McGill

Success

“One column of truth cannot hold an institution of ideas from falling into ignorance. It is wiser that a person of prudence and purpose save his strength for battles that can be won.”

— Bryant H. McGill

Strength

“Truth is often the favorite tool of those who deceive.”

— Bryant H. McGill

Truth

“Freedom is not a gift nor does it simply exist for us to have, but rather it is a sacred duty, and its blessed yield of hope is born from none other than the blood of the innocent.”

— Bryant H. McGill

Freedom

“True freedom is where an individual's thoughts and actions are in alignment with that which is true, correct, and of honor - no matter the personal price.”

— Bryant H. McGill

Freedom

“Many openly show discontentment with their looks, but few with their intelligence. I, however, assure you there are many more plain minds than faces.”

— Bryant H. McGill

Intelligence

“Education should prepare our minds to use its own powers of reason and conception rather than filling it with the accumulated misconceptions of the past.”

— Bryant H. McGill

Education