The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend.
GEORGE WASHINGTONThe 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.
More George Washington Quotes
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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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If the cause is advanced, indifferent is it to me where or in what quarter it happens.
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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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Things in life will not always run smoothly. Sometimes we will be rising toward the heights—then all will seem to reverse itself and start downward.
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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.
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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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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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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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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
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Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do – then do it with all your strength.
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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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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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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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Every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome.
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