Famous George Washington Quotes

Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.

Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.

The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.

Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. They are the American people’s liberty teeth and keystone under independence.

My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual, and physical education I received from her.

A well-regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country.

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.

It is better to be alone than in bad company.

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.

I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.

We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.

The mind is everything. What you think, you become.

The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.

Famous George Washington Quotes part 2

The best and only safe road to honor, glory, and true dignity is justice.

Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force! Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.

Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.

Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.

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

True friendship is a plant of slow growth.

It is far better to be alone than to be in bad company.

99% of failures come from people who make excuses.

If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it.

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

Influence is not government. Let it be directed by reason and principle.

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.

The name of American, which belongs to you, must always exalt the just pride of patriotism more than any appellation derived from local discriminations.

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

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

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

There is nothing which can better deserve your patronage than the promotion of science and literature.

The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive the veterans of earlier wars were treated and appreciated by their nation.

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

I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.

The Constitution vests the power of declaring war in Congress; therefore, no offensive expedition of importance can be undertaken until after they shall have deliberated upon the subject and authorized such a measure.

Truth will ultimately prevail where there are pains taken to bring it to light.

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.

The best way to preserve the confidence of the people durably is to promote their true interests.

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

May we never see America overrun with numerous armies of pompous titlemen, numerous armies of paper soldiers, as destitute of principle as these are of property.

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

Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

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