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George Washington Quotes

Total quotes: 10
“To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.”
— George Washington, George Washington Quotes
Tagged: Prepare
“If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war.”
— George Washington, George Washington Quotes
Tagged: Prepare
“To deliberate maturely and execute promptly is the way to conduct it to advantage.”
— George Washington, George Washington's Mount Vernon
Tagged: strategy
“Perseverance to remain in the field, and fortitude and spirit to do their duty while in it. ”
— George Washington, The Writings of George Washington: Speeches and Messages to Congress, Proclamations, and Addresses
Tagged: Persevere
“We must bear up against them and make the best of mankind as they are, since we cannot make them as we wish.”
— George Washington, Letter from General Washington to General Schuyler
Tagged: Acceptance, Amor fati
“Be courteous with all but intimate with a few... True friendship is a plant of slow growth.”
— George Washington, Washington: A Life
Tagged: Life
“Men, who are familiarized to danger, meet it without shrinking; whereas troops unused to service often apprehend danger where no danger is.”
— George Washington, George Washington Quotes
Tagged: Prepare
“Errors once discovered are more than half mended.”
— George Washington, Life and Times of Washington
Tagged: Life
“We should never despair, our situation before has been unproven and has changed for the better, so I trust it will again. If new difficulties arise, we must only put forth New Exertions and proportion our Efforts to the exigency of the times.”
— George Washington, George Washington's Mount Vernon
Tagged: Change
“WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favour; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me to recommend to the people of the United States a DAY OF PUBLICK THANKSGIVING and PRAYER, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness."”
— George Washington, The First Presidential Thanksgiving Day Proclamation
Tagged: Thanksgiving, Congress, Almighty God
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