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.
GEORGE WASHINGTONIndividuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
More George Washington Quotes
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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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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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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
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Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for, I have grown not only gray, but almost blind in the service of my country.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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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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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
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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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Man is the religious animal.
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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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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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