“A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master.” --George Washington quotes

“Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.” --George Washington quotes

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

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

“If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” --George Washington quotes

“It is better to be alone than in bad company.” --George Washington quotes

Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful. --Dr. Johnson

The true test of civilization is, not the census, nor the size of the cities, nor the crops, but the kind of man that the country turns out.

“Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.” --Ralph Waldo Emerson quotes

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