Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.

Quote by George Washington

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I anticipate with pleasing expectations that retreat in which I promise myself to realize, without...

I anticipate with pleasing expectations that retreat in which I promise myself to realize, without...

Precedents are dangerous things; let the rein of government then be braced and held with...

Precedents are dangerous things; let the rein of government then be braced and held with...

I have always given it as my decided opinion that no nation had a right...

I have always given it as my decided opinion that no nation had a right...

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

Experience has taught us that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures the...

Experience has taught us that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures the...

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...

I have always given it as my decided opinion that no nation had a right...

I have always given it as my decided opinion that no nation had a right...

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...

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.

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried...

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried...

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to...

The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to...

Influence is no Government.

Influence is no Government.

True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks...

True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks...

My movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those...

My movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those...

Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light.

Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light.

The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish Government,...

The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish Government,...

A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a...

A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a...

A mans spirit is free, but his pride binds him with chains of suffocation in...

A mans spirit is free, but his pride binds him with chains of suffocation in...

Hate grows and victors where love is afraid to share its bloom.

Hate grows and victors where love is afraid to share its bloom.