20 Inspirational Quotes from George Washington, the Father of Our Nation

 

1. "Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected."
2. "Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all."
3. "The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph."
4. "Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble."
5. "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."
6. "Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse."
7. "The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments."
8. "It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one."
9. "The best means of forming a manly, virtuous, and happy people will be found in the right education of youth."
10. "Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism."
11. "My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth."
12. "The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good."
13. "The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon."
14. "The due administration of justice is the firmest pillar of good government."
15. "Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence."
16. "Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company."
17. "To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace."
18. "True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation."
19. "Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience."
20. "If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war."