Be courteous to all, but intimate... - George Washington

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 growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to appellation.

-George Washington

George Washington Quotes

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

-George Washington

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It is better to be alone than in bad company.

-George Washington

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

-George Washington

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My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.

-George Washington

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But lest some unlucky event should happen unfavorable to my reputation, I beg it may be remembered by every gentleman in the room that I this day declare with the utmost sincerity, I do not think myself equal to the command I am honored with.

-George Washington

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A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally important? And what duty more pressing than communicating it to those who are to be the future guardians of the liberties of the country?

-George Washington

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