14 Quotes By Paul Harris


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 on family

Permanent superiority has never been realized by any nation in history. After the rise comes the fall.
Paul Harris on history

In the clashes between ignorance and intelligence, ignorance is generally the aggressor.
Paul Harris on 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 on intelligence

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 on intelligence

Motherhood is at its best when the tender chords of sympathy have been touched.
Paul Harris on mom

Ignorance is a menace to peace.
Paul Harris on peace

Personality has power to uplift, power to depress, power to curse, and power to bless.
Paul Harris on power

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 on religion

If there ever was a militant religion, it was that of early New England.
Paul Harris on religion

One's religion is one's own possession and he has a right to it.
Paul Harris on religion

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 on respect

The very strength of a nation eventually proves to be its weakness.
Paul Harris on strength

Motherhood is at its best when the tender chords of sympathy have been touched.
Paul Harris on sympathy