George Washington Quotes
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251. “Refrain from drink which is the source of all evil-and the ruin of half the workmen in this Country.”

— George Washington

252. “To the efficacy and permanency of your union a government for the whole is indispensable.”

— George Washington

253. “I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of honors not founded in the approbation of my Country.”

— George Washington

254. “Avoiding occasions of expense by cultivating peace, we should remember also that timely disbursements to prepare for danger frequently prevent much greater disbursements to repel it.”

— George Washington

255. “Precedents are dangerous things; let the rein of government then be braced and held with a steady hand.”

— George Washington

256. “A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite.”

— George Washington

257. “I have the consolation to believe, that, while choice and prudence invite me to quit the political scene, patriotism does not forbid it.”

— George Washington

258. “It is a maxim, founded on the universal experience of mankind, that no nation is to be trusted farther than it is bound by its interest; and no prudent statesman or politician will venture to depart from it.”

— George Washington

259. “Remember, officers and soldiers, that you are fighting for the blessings of liberty.”

— George Washington

260. “Offensive operations, often times, is the surest, if not the only means of defence.”

— George Washington

261. “Those who have committed no faults want no pardon. We are only defending what we deem our indisputable rights.”

— George Washington

262. “The Constitution which at any time exists, ’till changed by an explicit and authentic act of the whole People is sacredly obligatory upon all.”

— George Washington

263. “Uniformity in the currency, weights, and measures of the United States is an object of great importance, and will, I am persuaded, be duly attended to.”

— George Washington

264. “Working on your biceps? Try chopping down a cherry tree.”

— George Washington

265. “It is the child of avarice, the brother of iniquity, and the father of mischief.”

— George Washington

266. “All obstructions to the execution of the laws, all combinations and associations, under whatever plausible character, with the real design to direct, control, counteract, or awe the regular deliberation and action of the constituted authorities, are destructive of this fundamental principle, and of fatal tendency.”

— George Washington

267. “When once the woman has tempted us, and we have tasted the forbidden fruit, there is no such thing as checking our appetites, whatever the consequences may be.”

— George Washington

268. “Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the attachment.”

— George Washington

269. “I am persuaded, you will permit me to observe, that the path of true piety is so plain as to require but little political direction.”

— George Washington

270. “Be not forward, but friendly and courteous; the first to salute, hear and answer; and be not pensive when it is time to converse.”

— George Washington

271. “Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy.”

— George Washington

272. “Three things prompt men to a regular discharge of their duty in time of action: natural bravery, hope of reward, and fear of punishment.”

— George Washington

273. “Let thy carriage be such as becomes a man grave settled and attentive to that which is spoken. Contradict not, at every turn, what others say.”

— George Washington

274. “It’s wonderful what we can do if we’re always doing.”

— George Washington

275. “Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness.”

— George Washington

276. “I consider it an indubitable mark of mean-spiritedness and pitiful vanity to court applause from the pen or tongue of man.”

— George Washington

277. “Experience has taught us that men will not adopt and carry into execution measures the best calculated for their own good without the intervention of a coercive power.”

— George Washington

278. “War – An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will.”

— George Washington

279. “At this auspicious period, the United States came into existence as a Nation; and if their Citizens should not be completely free and happy, the fault will be entirely their own.”

— George Washington

280. “My own remedy is always to eat, just before I step into bed, a hot roasted onion, if I have a cold.”

— George Washington

281. “Nothing short of self-respect and that justice which is essential to a national character ought to involve us in war.”

— George Washington

282. “The internet is full of many false and unverified quotes.”

— George Washington

283. “Nothing can be more hurtful to the service, than the neglect of discipline; for that discipline, more than numbers, gives one army the superiority over another.”

— George Washington

284. “The tumultuous populace of large cities are ever to be dreaded.”

— George Washington

285. “Let me ask you, sir, when is the time for brave men to exert themselves in the cause of liberty and their country, if this is not?”

— George Washington

286. “When a man does all he can, though it succeeds not well, blame not him that did it.”

— George Washington

287. “I beg you be persuaded that no one would be more zealous than myself to establish effectual barriers against the horrors of spiritual tyranny, and every species of religious persecution.”

— George Washington

288. “Speak seldom, but to important subjects, except such as particularly relate to your constituents, and, in the former case, make yourself perfectly master of the subject.”

— George Washington

289. “I am for free commerce with all nations; political connection with none; and little or no diplomatic establishment.”

— George Washington

290. “Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.”

— George Washington

291. “Since the death of my father four years ago, our lives have become difficult, and I must help my family.”

— George Washington

292. “From thinking proceeds speaking; thence to acting is often but a single step. But how irrevocable and tremendous!”

— George Washington

293. “Providence has at all times been my only dependence, for all other resources seemed to have failed us.”

— George Washington

294. “Undertake not to teach your equal in the art himself professes; it savors arrogancy.”

— George Washington

295. “It would be peculiarly improper to omit in this first official act my fervent supplications to that Almighty Being Who rules over the universe, Who presides in the councils of nations, and Whose providential aids can supply every human defect...”

— George Washington

296. “Honesty will be found on every experiment, to be the best and only true policy; let us then as a Nation be just.”

— George Washington

297. “If we cannot learn wisdom from experience, it is hard to say where it is to be found.”

— George Washington

298. “Laws or ordinances unobserved, or partially attended to, had better never have been made.”

— George Washington

299. “The nation which indulges towards another an habitual hatred, or an habitual fondness, is in some degree a slave. It is a slave to its animosity or to its affection, either of which is sufficient to lead it astray from its duty and its interest.”

— George Washington

300. “Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgment to others with modesty.”

— George Washington