George Washington quotes

Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable, procures success to the weak, and esteem to all. (George Washington)
It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.
George Washington
To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.
George Washington
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
George Washington
I die hard but am not afraid to go.
George Washington
If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.
George Washington
We ought not to look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dear-bought experience.
George Washington
Few men have virtue enough to withstand the highest bidder.
George Washington
To persevere in one's duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny.
George Washington
Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
George Washington
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. (George Washington)
Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
George Washington
Observe good faith and justice towards all Nations; cultivate peace and harmony with all.
George Washington
The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.
George Washington
My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. 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.
George Washington
Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.
George Washington
Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.
George Washington
Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.
George Washington
When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.
George Washington
Worry is the intrest paid by those who borrow trouble.
George Washington
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)
Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
George Washington
Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation. It is better be alone than in bad company.
George Washington
There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness.
George Washington
Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty.
George Washington