Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.
GEORGE WASHINGTONTo persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
More George Washington Quotes
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Few men are capable of making a continual sacrifice of all views of private interest, or advantage, to the common good.
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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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System to all things is the soul of business. To execute properly and act maturely is the way to conduct it to your advantage.
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It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people.
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Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation.
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The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
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A small knowledge of human nature will convince us, that, with far the greatest part of mankind, interest is the governing principle; and that almost every man is more or less, under its influence.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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