Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God.
GEORGE WASHINGTONBe courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
More George Washington Quotes
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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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Religion is a byproduct of fear.
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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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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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Paper money has had the effect in your state that it will ever have, to ruin commerce, oppress the honest, and open the door to every species of fraud and injustice.
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A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
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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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Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
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