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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.

George Washington

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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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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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Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God.
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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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I had hoped that liberal and enlightened thought would have reconciled the Christians so that their religious fights would not endanger the peace of Society.
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A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
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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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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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There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
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The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved.
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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 better to be alone than in bad company.
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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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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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