To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
GEORGE WASHINGTONDecision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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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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Individuals entering into society, must give up a share of liberty to preserve the rest.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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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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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.
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The internet is full of many false and unverified quotes.
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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.
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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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Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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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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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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