Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those be well-tried before you give them your confidence.
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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Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation; for ‘tis better to be alone than in bad company.
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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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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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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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If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.
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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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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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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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Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
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Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
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I am convinced that you will again give that support to leadership in these critical days.
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Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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The great rule of conduct for us, in regard to foreign nations, is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.
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I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
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The nation which indulges toward another a habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave.
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