Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
GEORGE WASHINGTONLabor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
More George Washington Quotes
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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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Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
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Religion is a byproduct of fear.
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Things in life will not always run smoothly. Sometimes we will be rising toward the heights—then all will seem to reverse itself and start downward.
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
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99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
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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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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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To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
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Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.
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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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I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own.
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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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To the distinguished character of patriot, it should be our highest glory to add the more distinguished character of Christian.
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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The internet is full of many false and unverified quotes.
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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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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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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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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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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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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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Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.
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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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