To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
GEORGE WASHINGTONI conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.
More George Washington Quotes
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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
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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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The chief duty of the National Government in connection with the currency of the country is to coin money and declare its value.
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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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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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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved.
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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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The experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.
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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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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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Every man thinks God is on his side.
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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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