A small knowledge of human nature will convince us, that, with far the greatest part of mankind, interest is the governing principle; and that almost every man is more or less, under its influence.
GEORGE WASHINGTONExperience 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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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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Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.
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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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I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.
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99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
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I rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
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If the cause is advanced, indifferent is it to me where or in what quarter it happens.
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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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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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Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.
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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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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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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
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