Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
GEORGE WASHINGTONI cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own.
More George Washington Quotes
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I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
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Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
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The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.
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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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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
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There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.
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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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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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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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