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

Quote by George Washington

Topics: Friendship Quotes

Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought...

Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought...

Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.

Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we...

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we...

Influence is no Government.

Influence is no Government.

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we...

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we...

Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness

Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness

An army of asses led by a lion is better than an army of lions...

An army of asses led by a lion is better than an army of lions...

The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and...

The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and...

I know of no pursuit in which more real and important services can be rendered...

I know of no pursuit in which more real and important services can be rendered...

Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.

Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.

It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his...

It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his...

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is...

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is...

We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors,...

We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors,...

All I am I owe to my mother.

All I am I owe to my mother.

It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system,...

It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system,...

The name of American, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt...

The name of American, which belongs to you, in your national capacity, must always exalt...

I know [patriotism] exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest....

I know [patriotism] exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest....

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

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

Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason...

Let us with caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. Reason...

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.