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 WASHINGTONA 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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The reflection upon my situation and that of this army produces many an uneasy hour when all around me are wrapped in sleep. Few people know the predicament we are in.
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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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Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
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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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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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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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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God.
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We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation.
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The peace often, sometimes perhaps the liberty, of Nations has been the victim.
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Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness.
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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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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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