Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
GEORGE WASHINGTONTrue friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation.
More George Washington Quotes
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Man is the religious animal.
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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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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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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone.
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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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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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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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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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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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I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own.
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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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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.
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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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