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I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.

George Washington

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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.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Character Firm Honesty Maintain Man Virtue
Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Borrow Interest One Liner Trouble Worry
I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Emperor Farm Inspirational One Liner World
Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Conciliation Firm Inspirational Prudence
Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Affection Attachment Choice Citizen Concerntrate Country
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Bad Confession Excuse Honesty Lying Truth
True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Adversity Appellation Friendship Growth Inspirational Shocks True
Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Harmony Humanity Interest Liberty Nation Policy
We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Experience Healing Lesson Past Profit Purpose
Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Army Discipline Esteem Soul Success Weakness
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Confidence Courteous Inspirational Intimate Try
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.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Blind Country Duty Gentlemen Gray Grow Permit Service Spectacle
A small knowledge of human nature will convince us, that, with far the greatest part of mankind, interest is the governing principle; and that almost every man is more or less, under its influence.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Convince Government Human Nature Knowledge Man Principles
To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Art Citizen Duty Encourage Goodness Literature Owe Responsiblity
If the cause is advanced, indifferent is it to me where or in what quarter it happens.
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Advance Happen Indifferent Quarter Revolution
We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency.
GEORGE WASHINGTON

Deficiency Liberty Patriotism Rely Supply War

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