Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
GEORGE WASHINGTONWorry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
More George Washington Quotes
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If we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity.
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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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Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.
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The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government.
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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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The experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.
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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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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
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Where are our Men of abilities? Why do they not come forth to save their Country?
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My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth,
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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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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The chief duty of the National Government in connection with the currency of the country is to coin money and declare its value.
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