We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
GEORGE WASHINGTONMy mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.
More George Washington Quotes
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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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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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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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Every man thinks God is on his side.
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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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Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.
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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
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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 had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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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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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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The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
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Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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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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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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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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Things in life will not always run smoothly. Sometimes we will be rising toward the heights—then all will seem to reverse itself and start downward.
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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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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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Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.
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A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.
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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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