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.
GEORGE WASHINGTONTo encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
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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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To the distinguished character of patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.
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A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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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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The experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
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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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Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
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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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