True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation.
GEORGE WASHINGTONIt is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people.
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The 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.
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Man is the religious animal.
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The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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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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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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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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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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Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.
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It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people.
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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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A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.
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