Experience has taught us, that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures best calculated for their own good, without the intervention of a coercive power.
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.
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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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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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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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There 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.
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Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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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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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do – then do it with all your strength.
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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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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.
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Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to be the most inveterate and distressing, and ought most to be deprecated.
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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.
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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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Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
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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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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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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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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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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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