I have had many troubles, but the worst... by James A. Garfield | We Heart Quotes

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I have had many troubles, but the worst of them never came.

- James A. Garfield

Other quotes by James A. Garfield

Things don’t turn up in this world until somebody turns them up.

- James A. Garfield

Power Work

If the power to do hard work is not a skill, it's the best possible substitute for it.

- James A. Garfield

Money

He who controls the money supply of a nation controls the nation.

- James A. Garfield

Poor

I am a poor hater.

- James A. Garfield

Devil Man

A brave man is a man who dares to look the Devil in the face and tell him he is a Devil.

- James A. Garfield

Law

The civil service can never be placed on a satisfactory basis until it is regulated by law.

- James A. Garfield

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