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Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.

~George Washington

Topics: Borrow Interest Paid Those Trouble Who Worry

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The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low that every person of sense and character detests and despises it.

~George Washington

Topics: Character Cursing Despises Every Foolish Low Mean Person Practice Profane Sense Swearing Vice Wicked

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

~George Washington

Topics: Banished Earth First Mankind Plague See War Wish

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

~George Washington

Topics: Alone Associate Bad Better Company Esteem Good Good Quality Men Own Quality Reputation Than You Your

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Laws made by common consent must not be trampled on by individuals.

~George Washington

Topics: Common Consent Individuals Laws Made Must Trampled

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

~George Washington

Topics: Alive Celestial Conscience Fire Keep Labor Little Spark Your

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

~George Washington

Topics: Afflictions Distress Everyone Feel Give Hand Heart Proportion Purse Your

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

~George Washington

Topics: Army Discipline Esteem Formidable Makes Numbers Small Soul Success Weak

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The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government.

~George Washington

Topics: Alter Basis Constitutions Government Make Our People Political Political System Right System

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War - An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will.

~George Washington

Topics: Accomplish Act Constrain Enemy Object Our Violence War Whose Will

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: President

Born: February 22nd, 1732

Died: December 14th, 1799

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