Respectfully Quoted: A Dictionary of Quotations. 1989.
Honest to Impassable
Honestadministration, 1573
and Wise Men ever rule under This Roof, 1462
for nothing, 862
I couldn’t find h. employment, 1250
men to live in, 665
six lines written by the hand of the most h. of men, 908
to no purpose, 862
too h. a man to be a politician, 1404Honesty, 862
and intelligence of the members of the Government, 159
dubious wisdom and even more dubious h., 1039
simple h. and plain sense, 259
want of h., 2094Honeymoon
I do not want a h., 74Honor
also to the citizen who cares for his brother in the field, 1724
and Gain of publick Posts, 1565
desire for h., 1423
if it was not for the h. of the thing, he would much rather walk, 1498
loss of one’s h., 958
mortgaged to no single individual or group, 1604
seek the way of h., 238
sell our national h., 1303
thy father and thy mother, 1804
thy parents, 1805
to the soldier and sailor, 1724
virtues of courage, h., justice, 58Honorable
men, 185
service necessary for the public good, becomes h. by being necessary, 1561Honors
Everyone h. the wise, 1996Hoover, Herbert Clark (1874–1964), 966, 1519Hope, 863
All h. abandon ye who enter here, 1771
all that I am or h. to be, 1225
as young as your h., 2099
beacon of h. to the world, 65
entombs the h. of the race, 672
for the salvation of free government, 506
from h. to h., 1195
hopelessly holding up h. in the midst of despair, 863
how to h., 1222
last, best h. of earth, 1701
my generation has invested all … its h. … in yours, 2096
natural to man to indulge in the illusions of h., 1834
never to h. again, 1103
no longer any room for h., 1922
not in fear but in h., 54
of Liberty, 1854
rejoicing in h., 516
spring of h., 1818
standard-bearer of this forlorn h., 863
triumph of h. over experience, 1167
world’s h., 2095Hoped
got nothing that I asked for—but everything I had h. for, 1477
if anything is to be h., everything ought to be tried, 1932Hopeless
hysterical hypochondriacs of history, 1553Hopelessness
refusing to succumb to either cynicism or h., 524Hopes
for knowledge and peace are there, 1741
tender leaves of h., 1103Horse
want of a H., 1240
was lost, 1240Horse-and-buggy
definition of interstate commerce, 1763Horses
don’t do it in the streets and frighten the h., 895
Four things greater than all things are,— / Women and H., 824
swiftest H. must be slackened, 44Hostages
have I given to fortune, 638
to fortune, 1163Hour
has arrived, 218
Man and the h. have met, 1822
their finest h., 2055Hours
America’s finest h., 1884House
Best of Blessing on This H., 1462
by the side of the road, 685
divided against itself cannot stand, 1851
father’s h., 1333
Let not him who is houseless pull down the h., 1547
man’s h. is his castle, 859
People’s H., 282
set my h. in order, 2014
something peculiar in the temper of the H., 1824
See also Congress—House of RepresentativesHouse Foreign Affairs
Committee, 236House of Commons
duty and proper trust of a member of the, 1050
I am a child of the H. of C., 1333
I would say to the H., 1870
much better that the H. should wonder why you do not speak than why you do, 1280
vs. House of Representatives, 279
See also Legislature; ParliamentHouse of Lords. See Parliament.House of Representatives. See Congress—House of Representatives.House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), 286Houses
must be rebuilt, 92How
much we know, so much we are, 1086
to do it, 936
to hope and how to live, 1222
to win and how to lose, 1222Hucksters
nation of mere h., 226Hug
when they quarreled, 440Human
beings must be willing, when need is, to do battle, 1934
bind together all the branches of the great h. family, 1536
care of h. life and happiness, 778
change h. nature from intelligent self-interest, 1084
chief end of h. effort … should be usefulness to mankind, 502
Cities are the abyss of the h. species, 213
dignity, 1706
faith in h. kind, 514
fleeing from himself and denying his h. nature, 1000
great deal of h. nature in man, 1148
imperfection of h. understanding, 716
improvement must end, 1532
It costs so much to be a full h. being, 1127
nature being what it is, 1543
needs, 442
pleading for the life of a h. being, 119
Political career brings out the basest qualities in h. nature, 1416
propositions … respecting h. affairs, 1644
solution to every h. problem, 1736
spirit, 1753
we are all h. beings together, 1157
whole volume of h. nature, 865Human rights, 864–867
and property rights are fundamentally and in the long run, identical, 867
in America, 221
Where, after all, do universal h. r. begin, 866Humanity
hanging from a cross of iron, 403
laws of h., 864
science without h., 1697Humbly
walk h. with thy God, 947Humility
Religion and virtue alike lend their sanctions to meekness and h., 253 valley of h., 1253Hummingbird
to fly to the planet Mars, 37Humorist
to stay one [a Democrat], 431Humphrey, Hubert Horatio (1911–1978)
eulogies by:
Carter, Jimmy, 1697
Mondale, Walter F., 1222Hunger
a theft from those who h. and are not fed, 403Hunkydory, 90Hurt
our inner selves that h. us when we disobey it [truth], 1833Husband
If I were your h., 2004Husbands
women pushing their h. along, 1777Hush
over all Europe, 2053Hydrogen
bomb, 126Hypocrisy
of the nation must be exposed, 1575I
am a child of the House of Commons, 1333
am against bigness and greatness in all their forms, 822
am convinced that nothing will happen to me, 821
am indebted to no man, 1492
am not a crook, 1564
am not a saint, 1491
am only for myself, 1673
am only one, 899
am the nation, 65
am the people’s man, 1491
am their chief, 1021
am their leader, 1021
am your man, 1491
asked God for strength, 1477
could never hate anyone I knew, 850
have a dream, 462
have a rendezvous with Death, 373
have … but one lamp by which my feet are guided, 571
have not lived in vain, 1469
have not yet begun to fight, 1625
have returned, 2061
if I am only for myself, what am I?, 1673
make it a practice to avoid hating anyone, 849
must follow them, 1021
pledge allegiance to the flag, 1363
shall not pass this way again, 453
shall return, 2059
shall think I have not lived in vain, 1323
shall use my time, 1118
wanted the gold, 33
was my own man, 1491
was not concerned, 1749
Who in the world am I, 1678
yield to no man, 678
See also I’m and I’veIce
of cynicism, 2099Ich bin ein Berliner, 215Idea
no i. so uplifting as the i. of the service of humanity, 1570
of progress, 182
one i.,—and that was wrong, 872
which commands his own, 873
wine of an original i. into the water of mediocrity, 874Ideal
institution which proposes the i., 1456
stands up for an i., 8Idealism
Economy is i. in its most practical form, 798
from intelligent self-interest into pure i., 1084
which motivates the young people of America, 2096Idealist
believes the short run doesn’t count, 868
is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, 870
Man is born a predestined i., 869
Sometimes people call me an i., 871Idealistic
nation in the world, 871Idealists, 868–871Ideals
loyalty to high i., 363
of a Joan of Arc, 1400
our successors may decide to switch i., 1361
people grow old by deserting their i., 2099Ideas, 872–875
better i., 168
Creative i. do not spring from groups, 898
difficulty lies, not in the new i., but in escaping from the old ones, 875
free trade in i., 1835
freedom of expression and of i., 169
jeweled i., 129
weapon against bad i. is better i., 168
won’t go to jail, 168Idiosyncrasies
fully know its [House of Representatives’] i., 281Idiosyncratic
condition of things so strictly i., 570Idle
Why stand we here i., 1061Idleness, 876
is sweet, and its consequences are cruel, 876Ignorance, 877–880
dictatorship of i., 1615
is strength, 1962
Knowledge will forever govern i., 969
Mr. Kremlin himself was distinguished for i., 872
Nothing is worse than active i., 877
of the natural rights of mankind, 1058
of the nature of coin, credit, and circulation, 1200
protective shell of i., 1156
Rail on in utter i., 879Ignorant
and free, 492
freedom is fragile if citizens are i., 493
irresponsible class, 46
men / Don’t know what good they hold in their hands, 880
of moral principle, 46
of what occurred before you were born, 191
person makes a fuss about something which he alone finds strange, 203Ill
meet them well or i., 827Illegal
immoral, i., or fattening, 846Illinois
agricultural products, 149
public policy of I., 163Illusion
of progress, 1539
political power is primarily an i., 1415I’m
youth, I’m joy, 2085Image
graven i., 1804Images
graven i., 1805Imagination
flights of his i., 1175
for his facts, 1175
quality of the i., 2095Imaginative
artist willy-nilly influences his time, 2082Imitate
those who have been especially admirable, 825Imitated
he who can be i. by none, 2075Imitating
he who refrains from i. others, 2075Imitation
Originality is nothing but judicious i., 2080Immigrants, 881–884
America needs new i. to love and cherish it, 881
descended from i. and revolutionists, 882
my fellow i., 882Immigration
from overcrowded Europe, 476Immoral
illegal, or fattening, 846Immortal
Change alone is eternal, perpetual, i., 180
indestructible [spirit], 1751
men’s i. minds, 1198
thinks himself i., 1223
what we have done for others and the world remains and is i., 887Immortality, 885–887, 1360
[America] has been reared for i., 63
forget himself into i., 1110
his portion is i., 886
on earth is a government bureau, 709Impassable
gulf divided the Rich from the Poor, 1631