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

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...

Influence is no Government

Influence is no Government

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...

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...

It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.

It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.

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...

All I am I owe to my mother.

All I am I owe to my mother.

Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion...

Reason and experience both forbid us to expect that national morality can prevail in exclusion...

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...

All I am I owe to my mother.

All I am I owe to my mother.

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...

A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are...

A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are...

There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from...

There can be no greater error than to expect, or calculate, upon real favors from...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish...

War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish...

We make war that we may live in peace.

We make war that we may live in peace.

War is fear cloaked in courage.

War is fear cloaked in courage.