Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation; for ‘tis better to be alone than in bad company.
GEORGE WASHINGTONThings 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.
More George Washington Quotes
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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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 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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Freedom of inquiry will produce liberality of conduct.
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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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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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It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people.
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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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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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Experience has taught us, that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures best calculated for their own good, without the intervention of a coercive power.
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A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
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99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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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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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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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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If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
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A man ought not to value himself of his achievements or rare qualities of wit, much less of his riches, virtue or kindred.
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Man is the religious animal.
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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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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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