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 WASHINGTONLet your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone.
More George Washington Quotes
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Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?
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To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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Wisdom and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm.
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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.
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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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The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
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Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone.
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Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
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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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The 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.
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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency.
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