To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
GEORGE WASHINGTONI rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
More George Washington Quotes
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Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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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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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.
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We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency.
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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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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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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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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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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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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend.
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Man is the religious animal.
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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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