"The ablest man I ever met is..." - Quote by Franklin D Roosevelt
The ablest man I ever met is the man you think you are.
More by Franklin D Roosevelt
“Government cannot close its eyes to the pollution of waters, to the erosion of soil, to the slashing of forests any more than it can close its eyes to the need for slum clearance and schools.”
“Sometimes the best way to keep peace in the family is to keep the members of the family apart for awhile.”
“A government can be no better than the public opinion which sustains it.”
More on Humility
“Democracy demands that little men should not take big ones too seriously; it dies when it is full of little men who think they are big themselves.”
“Pray, do not mock me.I am a very foolish fond old man,Fourscore and upward, not an hour more nor less;And, to deal plainly,I fear I am not in my perfect mind.”
“He who has little will receive. He who has much will be embarrassed.”
More on Self Perception
“I don't care how nice one is to you, the thing you must always remember is that almost never does he really see you as he sees himself, as he sees his own kind.”
“I was never great, but I was a good [basketball] player, and I could play seriously. Now I'm like one of these old guys who's running around, and the guys I play with, who are all a lot younger, they sort of pity me and sympathize with me. They tolerate me, but we all know that I'm the weak link on the court. And I don't like being the weak link.”
“He who lives without folly isn't so wise as he thinks.”