I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.
GEORGE WASHINGTONMy first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
More George Washington Quotes
-
-
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.
GEORGE WASHINGTON -
Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.
GEORGE WASHINGTON -
Wisdom and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.
GEORGE WASHINGTON -
Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do – then do it with all your strength.
GEORGE WASHINGTON -
The experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.
GEORGE WASHINGTON -
It is better to be alone than in bad company.
GEORGE WASHINGTON -
Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.
GEORGE WASHINGTON -
Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
GEORGE WASHINGTON -
Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
GEORGE WASHINGTON -
Paper money has had the effect in your state that it will ever have, to ruin commerce, oppress the honest, and open the door to every species of fraud and injustice.
GEORGE WASHINGTON -
Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
GEORGE WASHINGTON -
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
GEORGE WASHINGTON -
Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for, I have grown not only gray, but almost blind in the service of my country.
GEORGE WASHINGTON -
Experience has taught us, that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures best calculated for their own good, without the intervention of a coercive power.
GEORGE WASHINGTON -
A man ought not to value himself of his achievements or rare qualities of wit, much less of his riches, virtue or kindred.
GEORGE WASHINGTON