A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
GEORGE WASHINGTONSystem to all things is the soul of business. To execute properly and act maturely is the way to conduct it to your advantage.
More George Washington Quotes
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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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Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind, those which are caused by a difference of sentiments in religion appear to be the most inveterate and distressing, and ought most to be deprecated.
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Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
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It is now no more that toleration is spoken of, as if it was by the indulgence of one class of people.
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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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Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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The great mass of our Citizens require only to understand matters rightly, to form right decisions.
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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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99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
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Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause.
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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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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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Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
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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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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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