George Washington

George Washington: My observation is...

George Washington: My observation is...

My observation is that whenever one person is found adequate to the discharge of a duty . . . it is worse executed by...

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George Washington: Reason, too late...

George Washington: Reason, too late...

Reason, too late perhaps, may convince you of the folly in misspending time.

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George Washington: I walk on...

George Washington: I walk on...

I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into...

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George Washington: To err is...

George Washington: To err is...

To err is nature, to rectify error is glory.

Source: Comment, 1754; to William...

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George Washington: Few men have...

George Washington: Few men have...

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

Source: Letter, 17 Aug 1779,...

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George Washington: My mother was...

George Washington: My mother was...

My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to...

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George Washington: Worry is the...

George Washington: Worry is the...

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

Source: In Correct Quotes...

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George Washington: Let us raise...

George Washington: Let us raise...

Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of...

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George Washington: Discipline is the...

George Washington: Discipline is the...

Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to...

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George Washington: Few people have...

George Washington: Few people have...

Few people have the virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

Source: Letter, 17 Aug....

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George Washington: A slender acquaintance...

George Washington: A slender acquaintance...

A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the...

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George Washington: Labor to keep...

George Washington: Labor to keep...

Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience

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George Washington: A government is...

George Washington: A government is...

A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master.

Source: From a...

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George Washington: Do not conceive...

George Washington: Do not conceive...

Do not conceive that fine clothes make fine men, any more than fine feathers make fine birds. A plain, genteel dress...

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George Washington: To be prepared...

George Washington: To be prepared...

To be prepared for War is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.

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George Washington: I know of...

George Washington: I know of...

I know of no pursuit in which more real and important services can be rendered to any country than by improving its...

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George Washington: Associate yourself with...

George Washington: Associate yourself with...

Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. It is better be alone than in bad...

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George Washington: Liberty, when it...

George Washington: Liberty, when it...

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.

Source: Letter...

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George Washington: Lenience will operate...

George Washington: Lenience will operate...

Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of...

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George Washington: Be courteous to...

George Washington: Be courteous to...

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True...

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