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 WASHINGTONHarmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
More George Washington Quotes
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from my mom.
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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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.
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Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.
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Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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The reflection upon my situation and that of this army produces many an uneasy hour when all around me are wrapped in sleep. Few people know the predicament we are in.
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
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The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved.
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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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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
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