Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
GEORGE WASHINGTONThe nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
More George Washington Quotes
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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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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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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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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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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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I cannot imagine a God who rewards and punishes the objects of his creation, whose purposes are modeled after our own.
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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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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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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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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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Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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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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Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.
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True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation.
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