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99% of failures come from people who make excuses.

George Washington

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Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.
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I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.
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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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The internet is full of many false and unverified quotes.
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
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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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A man ought not to value himself of his achievements or rare qualities of wit, much less of his riches, virtue or kindred.
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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.
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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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A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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