Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
GEORGE WASHINGTONThe great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.
More George Washington Quotes
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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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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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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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Few men are capable of making a continual sacrifice of all views of private interest, or advantage, to the common good.
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Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for, I have grown not only gray, but almost blind in the service of my country.
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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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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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Man is the religious animal.
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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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Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
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Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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