Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgement to others with modesty.
GEORGE WASHINGTONDiscipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
More George Washington Quotes
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Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone.
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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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It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
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Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.
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A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
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Citizens by birth or choice of a common country, that country has a right to concentrate your affections.
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Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion of religious principles.
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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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Heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound.
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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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It is substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule, indeed, extends with more or less force to every species of free government.
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The hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend.
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The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved.
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A bad war is fought with a good mind.
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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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