To persevere in one’s duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
GEORGE WASHINGTONSpeak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
More George Washington Quotes
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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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We began a contest for liberty ill provided with the means for the war, relying on our patriotism to supply the deficiency.
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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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A 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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Gentlemen, you will permit me to put on my spectacles, for, I have grown not only gray, but almost blind in the service of my country.
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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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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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I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from my mom.
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My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother.
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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do – then do it with all your strength.
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I’ll die on my feet before I’ll live on my knees!
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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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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none although they give occasion
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