450. QUOTES - George Washington

George Washington – Quotes

1732 - 1799
First President of the United States

1.   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.

2.   Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

3.   It is better to be alone than in bad company.

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

5.   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."

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

7.   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.

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

9.   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.

10.    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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12.    True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation. George Washington

13.    I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man. George Washington

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

15.    We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.

16.    It is better to be alone than in bad company.

17.    Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.

18.    If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

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

20.    If we are wise, let us prepare for the worst.

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

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

23.    Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.

24.    It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.

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

26.    Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
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27.   Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

28.    Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.

29.    Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

30.    My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.

31.    Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

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

33.    If, to please the people, we offer what we ourselves disapprove, how can we afterward defend our work? Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair.

34.   Do not conceive that fine clothes make fine men, any more than fine feathers make fine birds. A plain, genteel dress is more admired, obtains more credit in the eyes of the judicious and sensible.

35.    To err is natural; to rectify error is glory.

36.    There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily.

37.    It is well, I die hard, but I am not afraid to go.

38.    All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.
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39.    We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.
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40.    Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. It is better be alone than in bad company.
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41.   A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.

42.    Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.

43.    Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.

44.   Bad seed is a robbery of the worst kind: for your pocket-book not only suffers by it, but your preparations are lost and a season passes away unimproved.

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

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

47.   Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.

48.    Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

49.    Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty's teeth.

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

51.    Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.

52.    Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

53.    Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.

54.    I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery.

55.    I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of honors not founded in the approbation of my Country.

56.    I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.

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

58.    If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

59.    If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War.