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George Washington quotes

First President of the United States, 1732-1799


I know [patriotism] exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But a great and lasting war can never be supported on this principle alone. It must be aided by a prospect of interest, or some reward.

 

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

 

It is better to be alone than in bad company.

 

Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses.

 

I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an "Honest Man."

 

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.

 

The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly considered... deeply, ...finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.

 

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

 

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a fearful master. Never for a moment should it be left to irresponsible action.

 

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow grow, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.

 


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