Every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome.
GEORGE WASHINGTONFew men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
More George Washington Quotes
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I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
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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 reflection upon my situation and that of this army produces many an uneasy hour when all around me are wrapped in sleep. Few people know the predicament we are in.
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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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We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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Every man thinks God is on his side.
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
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Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone.
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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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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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