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Paul Harris

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Paul Harris is the kind of thinker who lets the words do the talking — and they talk volumes. The range of their thinking — from Religion to Intelligence — speaks to an intellectual restlessness that shows in every quote. 14 of Paul Harris's sharpest quotes live here, spanning themes of Religion, Intelligence, Sympathy, Strength, and Respect. Readers often gravitate to this one: "One's religion is one's own possession and he has a right to it."

“To attempt to superimpose its views through the exercise of force, is seldom the part of intelligence it is frequently the part of ignorance.”

— Paul Harris

Intelligence

All Quotes by Paul Harris

“Personality has power to uplift, power to depress, power to curse, and power to bless.”

— Paul Harris

Power

“In the clashes between ignorance and intelligence, ignorance is generally the aggressor.”

— Paul Harris

Intelligence

“The higher the general average of intelligence, all things else being equal, the less the disposition to be meddlesome, critical, and overbearing.”

— Paul Harris

Intelligence

“Ignorance is a menace to peace.”

— Paul Harris

Peace

“To attempt to superimpose its views through the exercise of force, is seldom the part of intelligence it is frequently the part of ignorance.”

— Paul Harris

Intelligence

“In course of time, religion came with its rites invoking the aid of good spirits which were even more powerful than the bad spirits, and thus for the time being tempered the agony of fears.”

— Paul Harris

Religion

“Permanent superiority has never been realized by any nation in history. After the rise comes the fall.”

— Paul Harris

History

“One's nativity is not of his own choosing, but whatever it may be, it is entitled to respect and all nations have honorable place in the world's family.”

— Paul Harris

Family

“The very strength of a nation eventually proves to be its weakness.”

— Paul Harris

Strength

“If there ever was a militant religion, it was that of early New England.”

— Paul Harris

Religion

“Motherhood is at its best when the tender chords of sympathy have been touched.”

— Paul Harris

Mom

“One's religion is one's own possession and he has a right to it.”

— Paul Harris

Religion