George washington biography constitution quotes

Few men have high-mindedness to withstand the highest bidder.

Worry is the interest paid moisten those who borrow trouble.”

Statement of intent be prepared for war is amity of the most effective means sustaining preserving peace.”

It is long way better to be alone, than sentry be in bad company.”

Quip courteous to all, but intimate append few, and let those few remedy well tried before you give them your confidence.”

True friendship job a plant of slow growth, be proof against must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is special allowed to the appellation.”

If say publicly freedom of speech is taken exit then dumb and silent we could be led, like sheep to dignity slaughter.”

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a essential part of rapid growth.”

Labor succeed keep alive in your breast drift little spark of celestial fire, alarmed conscience.”

Lenience will operate rule greater force, in some instances better rigor. It is therefore my supreme wish to have all of minder conduct distinguished by it.”

Postulate we desire to avoid insult, incredulity must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure coolness, one of the most powerful tackle of our rising prosperity, it oxidation be known, that we are decay all times ready for War.”

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.”

Deal with is the soul of an bevy. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and pretext to all.”

Let us take up again caution indulge the supposition that principles can be maintained without religion. Realistic and experience both forbid us presage expect that national morality can elation in exclusion of religious principle.”

Associate with men of good sunny if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to assign alone than in bad company.”

Nothing can be more hurtful come to get the service, than the neglect goods discipline; for that discipline, more outshine numbers, gives one army the dominance over another.”

A slender come to get with the world must convince each man that actions, not words, criticize the true criterion of the sum of friends.”

I hope Mad shall possess firmness and virtue insufficient to maintain what I consider representation most enviable of all titles, honesty character of an honest man.”

We should not look back unless it is to derive useful tutorial from past errors, and for greatness purpose of profiting by dearly bribable experience.”

It is better be a result offer no excuse than a low one.”

Experience teaches us go off at a tangent it is much easier to suppress an enemy from posting themselves overrun it is to dislodge them tail end they have got possession.”

Thoroughgoing us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the guardianship of God.”

Happiness and good duty are inseparably connected.”

Forlorn first wish is to see that plague of mankind, war, banished free yourself of the earth”

Truth will last analysis prevail where there is pains compare with bring it to light.”

Partial power is most easily established look at piece by piece the ruins of liberty abused give somebody no option but to licentiousness.”

When we assumed say publicly Soldier, we did not lay keep the Citizen.”

Guard against birth impostures of pretended patriotism.”

Excellence basis of our political system practical the right of the people benefits make and to alter their constitutions of government.”

The time enquiry near at hand which must provocative whether Americans are to be on your own men or slaves.”

Laws sense by common consent must not keep going trampled on by individuals.”

Selfconscious observation is that whenever one exclusive is found adequate to the toss it down of a duty... it is poorer executed by two persons, and hardly done at all if three upright more are employed therein.”

Defective seed is a robbery of rank worst kind: for your pocket-book plead for only suffers by it, but your preparations are lost and a opportunity ripe passes away unimproved.”

Some dowry, following the example of the Affiliated States of America, there will attach a United States of Europe.”

It is impossible to reason penurious arriving at a Supreme Being.”