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.
GEORGE WASHINGTONReligion is a byproduct of fear.
More George Washington Quotes
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True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation.
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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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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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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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Experience has taught us, that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures best calculated for their own good, without the intervention of a coercive power.
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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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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The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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No punishment, in my opinion, is to great, for the man who can build his greatness upon his country’s ruin.
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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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99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
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Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone.
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A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
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