slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.

Quote by George Washington

Topics: Friends Quotes

The power of making war often prevents it, and in our case would give efficacy...

The power of making war often prevents it, and in our case would give efficacy...

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of...

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of...

Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a...

Some day, following the example of the United States of America, there will be a...

All I am I owe to my mother.

All I am I owe to my mother.

In the appointments to the great offices of the government, my aim has been to...

In the appointments to the great offices of the government, my aim has been to...

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence - it is force.

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence - it is force.

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,...

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,...

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...

Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves...

Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves...

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

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

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

I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely...

I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely...

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...

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...

It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.

It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.

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,...

The mobs of the great cities add just so much to the support of pure...

The mobs of the great cities add just so much to the support of pure...

Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage...

Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage...