Top 450 George Washington Quotes (2025 Update)
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51. “Discipline is the soul of an army.”

— George Washington

52. “We must consult our means rather than our wishes.”

— George Washington

53. “The future of this nation depends on the Christian training of our youth.”

— George Washington

54. “Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that thou wilt keep the United States in thy holy protection...”

— George Washington

55. “Patience is a noble virtue, and, when rightly exercised, does not fail of its reward.”

— George Washington

56. “Without virtue, and without integrity, the finest talents and the most brilliant accomplishments can never gain the respect, and conciliate the esteem, of the truly valuable part of mankind.”

— George Washington

57. “I cannot tell a lie. I cut down the cherry tree.”

— George Washington

58. “The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.”

— George Washington

59. “It is infinitely better to have a few good men than many indifferent ones.”

— George Washington

60. “I die hard but am not afraid to go.”

— George Washington

61. “We take the star from Heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her, and the white stripes shall go down to posterity representing liberty.”

— George Washington

62. “The finite mind of man can never grasp the mysteries of the infinite. It is the highest wisdom, as it is our great happiness, to accept our limitations, to use what we have, and leave the rest to God.”

— George Washington

63. “True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.”

— George Washington

64. “But if the laws are to be so trampled upon with impunity, and a minority is to dictate to the majority, there is an end put at one stroke to republican government, and nothing but anarchy and confusion is to be expected thereafter...”

— George Washington

65. “It is an old adage that honesty is the best policy-this applies to public as well as private life-to States as well as individuals.”

— George Washington

66. “Religion and morality are the essential pillars of civil society.”

— George Washington

67. “We can not guarantee success, we can strive to deserve it.”

— George Washington

68. “If we are wise, let us prepare for the worst.”

— George Washington

69. “To speak evil of any one, unless there is unequivocal proofs of their deserving it, is an injury for which there is no adequate reparation.”

— George Washington

70. “My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.”

— George Washington

71. “It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God.”

— George Washington

72. “It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible. Do not ever let anyone claim to be a true American patriot if they ever attempt to separate religion from politics.”

— George Washington

73. “The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government.”

— George Washington

74. “You do well to wish to learn our arts and ways of life, and above all, the religion of Jesus Christ. These will make you a greater and happier people than you are. Congress will do every thing they can to assist you in this wise intention...”

— George Washington

75. “There is but one straight course, and that is to seek truth and pursue it steadily.”

— George Washington

76. “Undertake not what you cannot perform, but be careful to keep your promise.”

— George Washington

77. “The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty, and the destiny of the Republican model of Government, are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally staked, on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.”

— George Washington

78. “What students would learn in American schools above all is the religion of Jesus Christ.”

— George Washington

79. “The eyes of all our countrymen are now upon us, and we shall have their blessings and praises, if happily we are the instruments of saving them from the tyranny meditated against them.”

— George Washington

80. “It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it.”

— George Washington

81. “Do not conceive that fine clothes make fine men any more than fine feathers make fine birds.”

— George Washington

82. “Observe good faith and justice towards all Nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. Religion and morality enjoin this conduct; and can it be that good policy does not equally enjoin it?”

— George Washington

83. “To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.”

— George Washington

84. “To rectify past blunders is impossible, but we might profit by the experience of them.”

— George Washington

85. “The Arts and Sciences, essential to the prosperity of the State and to the ornament of human life, have a primary claim to the encouragement of every lover of his country and mankind.”

— George Washington

86. “Be Americans. Let there be no sectionalism, no North, South, East or West. You are all dependent on one another and should be one in union. In one word, be a nation. Be Americans, and be true to yourselves.”

— George Washington

87. “The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference – they deserve a place of honor with all that’s good.”

— George Washington

88. “Make the most of the Indian Hemp Seed and sow it everywhere.”

— George Washington

89. “It was not my intention to doubt that, the Doctrines of the Illuminati, and principles of Jacobinism had not spread in the United States. On the contrary, no one is more truly satisfied of this fact than I am.”

— George Washington

90. “True friendship is a plant of slow growth.”

— George Washington

91. “Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.”

— George Washington

92. “The fate of unborn millions will now depend, under God, on the courage and conduct of this army. We have, therefore, to resolve to conquer or die.”

— George Washington

93. “I was no party man myself, and the first wish of my heart was, if parties did exist, to reconcile them.”

— George Washington

94. “The United States of America should have a foundation free from the influence of clergy.”

— George Washington

95. “When one side only of a story is heard and often repeated, the human mind becomes impressed with it insensibly.”

— George Washington

96. “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 favors.”

— George Washington

97. “The power under the Constitution will always be in the people.”

— George Washington

98. “It is our policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.”

— George Washington

99. “A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military, supplies.”

— George Washington

100. “You have only one way to convince others, listen to them.”

— George Washington