George Washington
George Washington
George Washingtonwas the first President of the United States, the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. He presided over the convention that drafted the current United States Constitution and during his lifetime was called the "father of his country"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth22 February 1732
CountryUnited States of America
friendship friendly answers
Be not forward, but friendly and courteous; the first to salute, hear and answer; and be not pensive when it is time to converse.
guarantees strive can-not
We can not guarantee success, we can strive to deserve it.
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Let us therefore rely on the goodness of the cause, and the aid of the supreme Being, in whose hands victory is, to animate and encourage us to great and noble actions.
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In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars.
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..[Avoid] likewise the accumulation of debt...
religious men law
...it is our boast, that a man's religious tenets will not forfeit the protection of the Laws...
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My own remedy is always to eat, just before I step into bed, a hot roasted onion, if I have a cold.
honesty individual states
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.
memories grateful long
If to be venerated for benevolence, if to be admired for talents, if to be esteemed for patriotism, if to be beloved for philanthropy, can gratify the human mind, you must have the pleasing consolation to know that you have not lived in vain. And I flatter myself that it will not be ranked among the least grateful occurrences of your life to be assured that, so long as I retain my memory, you will be thought on with respect, veneration, and affection by your sincere friend.
europe ties enmity
Europe has a set of primary interests, which to us have none, or a very remote relation. Hence she must be engaged in frequent controversies, the causes of which are essentially foreign to our concerns. Hence, therefore, it must be unwise in us to implicate ourselves, by artificial ties, in the ordinary vicissitudes of her politics or the ordinary combinations and collisions of her friendships or enmities.
art pride equal
Undertake not to teach your equal in the art himself professes; it savors arrogancy.
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The Commander in Chief directs that Divine service be performed every Sunday at 11 o'clock...It is expected that officers of all ranks will by their attendance set an example to their men.
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Let your countenance be pleasant, but in serious matters let it be somewhat grave.
men vanity littles
There is no restraining men's tongues or pens when charged with a little vanity.