A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
GEORGE WASHINGTON99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
More George Washington Quotes
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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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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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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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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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Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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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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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
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No punishment, in my opinion, is to great, for the man who can build his greatness upon his country’s ruin.
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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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Man is the religious animal.
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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