Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
GEORGE WASHINGTONWe must consult our means rather than our wishes.
More George Washington Quotes
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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone.
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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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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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Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to be the most inveterate and distressing, and ought most to be deprecated.
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The experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.
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I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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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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Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.
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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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