A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
GEORGE WASHINGTONBe courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
More George Washington Quotes
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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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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend.
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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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The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
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Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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Wisdom and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.
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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment.
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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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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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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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Few men are capable of making a continual sacrifice of all views of private interest, or advantage, to the common good.
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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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