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

Quote by George Washington

Topics: Attention Quotes, Life Quotes, World Quotes

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome...

Government is not reason, it is not eloquence, it is force; like fire, a troublesome...

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,...

I conceive that a knowledge of books is the basis on which all other knowledge...

I conceive that a knowledge of books is the basis on which all other knowledge...

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...

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...

Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is...

Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is...

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 Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon

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....

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...

It is well, I die hard, but I am not afraid to go.

It is well, I die hard, but I am not afraid to go.

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

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

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

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 walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may...

I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may...

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...

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...

If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be...

If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be...

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

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

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.