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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...
Reason, too late...
Reason, too late perhaps, may convince you of the folly in misspending time.
I walk on...
I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into...
To err is...
To err is nature, to rectify error is glory.
Source: Comment, 1754; to William...
Few men have...
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
Source: Letter, 17 Aug 1779,...
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...
Worry is the...
Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
Source: In Correct Quotes...
Let us raise...
Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of...
Discipline is the...
Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to...
Few people have...
Few people have the virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
Source: Letter, 17 Aug....
A slender acquaintance...
A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the...
Labor to keep...
Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience
A government is...
A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master.
Source: From a...
Do not conceive...
Do not conceive that fine clothes make fine men, any more than fine feathers make fine birds. A plain, genteel dress...
To be prepared...
To be prepared for War is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.
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...
Associate yourself with...
Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. It is better be alone than in bad...
Liberty, when it...
Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
Source: Letter...
Lenience will operate...
Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of...
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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