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.
GEORGE WASHINGTONHuman happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
More George Washington Quotes
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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Man is the religious animal.
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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I had hoped that liberal and enlightened thought would have reconciled the Christians so that their religious fights would not endanger the peace of Society.
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Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process.
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Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
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The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government.
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Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment.
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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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Every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more, that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome.
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Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
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Religion is a byproduct of fear.
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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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There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.
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