The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
GEORGE WASHINGTONI had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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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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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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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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Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation; for ‘tis better to be alone than in bad company.
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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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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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One of the expedients of party to acquire influence, within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts.
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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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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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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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