Philander Chase Johnson - Man Quotes

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Every man who has attained to high position is a sincere believer of the survival of the fittest.

Philander Chase Johnson
It is a bad sign when a public man takes more interest in the rumors of Wall Street than in the echoes in the corridors of time.

Philander Chase Johnson
Success is a variable quantity. With one man it consists in making a million dollars; with another, in keeping out of jail.

Philander Chase Johnson
A statesman usually affects an impressive demeanor, not because he believes he is a great man, but to avoid disappointing his constituents, who do think so.

Philander Chase Johnson
It may be true that every man has his price, but it is only a fool who goes around constantly with the price-tag on public exhibition.

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Whenever I see a man pretend to turn up his nose at the love of money, I take it for granted that he has suffered from unrequited affection.

Philander Chase Johnson
When I run across a tricky man I am tempted to despise him, and at the same time, I am tempted to hire him in my business.

Philander Chase Johnson
The complaint of the treachery of friends usually indicates that a man hasn't been discriminating in his early relationships.

Philander Chase Johnson
When I see a man's wife listening to his campaign speech I always admire the self-control that keeps her from laughing.

Philander Chase Johnson
I have no respect for a man who will accept cold cash for his influence when information as to how the market will go is likely to prove so much more profitable.

Philander Chase Johnson
Money does not make the man, but it sometimes makes the candidate.

Philander Chase Johnson