62 Quotations by George Washington
- 1. 'Tis our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.
- 2. A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true ...
- 3. Actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.
- 4. Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer...that Thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens ...to e ...
- 5. As Mankind becomes more liberal, they will be more apt to allow that all those who conduct themselve ...
- 6. Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation, for 'tis better to be ...
- 7. Bad seed is a robbery of the worst kind: for your pocket-book not only suffers by it, but your prepa ...
- 8. Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them you ...
- 9. Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, ...
- 10. Every action done in company, ought to be with some sign of respect to those that are present.
- 11. Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
- 12. Few people have the virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
- 13. Gambling is the child of avarice, the brother of iniquity, and the father of mischief.
- 14. Government is not reason and it is not eloquence. It is force! Like fire it is a dangerous servant a ...
- 15. Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome servant and a f ...
- 16. Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
- 17. I anticipate with pleasing expectations that retreat in which I promise myself to realize, without a ...
- 18. I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education which I received fr ...
- 19. I die hard but am not afraid to go.
- 20. I do not mean to exclude altogether the idea of patriotism. I know it exists, and I know it has done ...
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