I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built.
GEORGE WASHINGTONIf the cause is advanced, indifferent is it to me where or in what quarter it happens.
More George Washington Quotes
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Man is the religious animal.
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I rejoice in a belief that intellectual light will spring up in the dark corners of the earth.
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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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Speak not evil of the absent, for it is unjust.
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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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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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Paper money has had the effect in your state that it will ever have, to ruin commerce, oppress the honest, and open the door to every species of fraud and injustice.
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Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.
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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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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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The experience of every age and nation has proved it and we must in a great measure.
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It is better to be alone than in bad company.
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Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
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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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