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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.

George Washington

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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
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Borrow Interest One Liner Trouble Worry
I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
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Convinced Critical Government Leadership Politics Support Trouble Truth
Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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Abuse Liberty Power Ruin
We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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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.
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Experience Healing Lesson Past Profit Purpose
To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
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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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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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Dreans Earth Man Plague
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
There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy.
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Enemy Meet Peace Prepare Produce
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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Every man thinks God is on his side.
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Believe God Man One Liner
Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?
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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone.
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Affliction Distress Feeling Heart One Liner
To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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Effective Peace Prepare War
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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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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Business Coffee Decision Entrepreneur One Liner Planning
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.
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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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Character Firm Honesty Maintain Man Virtue
A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
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Fools Happiness Man One Liner Sensible Woman
Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
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Age One Liner Perseverance Spirit Wonder
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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Build Country Freedom Man Opinion Punishment Ruin
99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
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Excuse Failure Inspirational One Liner People Success

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