Quotes of George Washington - somelinesforyou

“ 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

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

- 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

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

- 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

“ 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 the appellation. ”

- George Washington

“ To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace. ”

- George Washington

“ When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world. ”

- George Washington Carver

“ Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom. ”

- George Washington Carver

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

- George Washington

“ 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

“ Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for ’tis better to be alone than in bad company. ”

- George Washington

“ There is nothing so likely to produce peace as to be well prepared to meet the enemy. ”

- George Washington

“ Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for ’tis better to be alone than in bad company. ”

- George Washington

“ Learn to do common things uncommonly well; we must always keep in mind that anything that helps fill the dinner pail is valuable. ”

- George Washington Carver

“ Fear of something is at the root of hate for others, and hate within will eventually destroy the hater. ”

- George Washington Carver

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

- George Washington Carver

“ Fear of something is at the root of hate for others, and hate within will eventually destroy the hater. ”

- George Washington Carver

“ Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth. ”

- George Washington

“ Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom. ”

- George Washington Carver

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

- George Washington

“ When you can do a common thing in an uncommon way; you will command the attention of the world. ”

- George Washington Carver

“ Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before sunrise. ”

- George Washington Carver

“ Reading about nature is fine, but if a person walks in the woods and listens carefully, he can learn more than what is in books, for they speak with the voice of God. ”

- George Washington Carver

“ I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in. ”

- George Washington Carver

“ Nothing is more beautiful than the loveliness of the woods before sunrise. ”

- George Washington Carver

“ It is absolutely necessary… for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders. ”

- 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

“ The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments. ”

- George Washington

“ Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom. ”

- George Washington Carver
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