Every man thinks God is on his side.
GEORGE WASHINGTONAssociate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation; for ‘tis better to be alone than in bad company.
More George Washington Quotes
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Religion is a byproduct of fear.
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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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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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We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
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Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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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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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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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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Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.
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Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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Paper money has had the effect in your state that it will ever have, to ruin commerce, oppress the honest, and open the door to every species of fraud and injustice.
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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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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
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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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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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Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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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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One of the expedients of party to acquire influence, within particular districts, is to misrepresent the opinions and aims of other districts.
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Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation; for ‘tis better to be alone than in bad company.
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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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