Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
GEORGE WASHINGTONThere is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.
More George Washington Quotes
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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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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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
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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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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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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
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I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
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Religion is a byproduct of fear.
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I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.
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Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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