George Washington Short Quotes

25 Sourced Quotes

View all George Washington Quotes
It is well, I die hard, but I am not afraid to go.

George Washington
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

George Washington
Parade with me my brave fellows, we will have them soon!

George Washington
We pour legislation into the senatorial saucer to cool it.

George Washington
Every post is honorable in which a man can serve his country.

George Washington
Example, whether it be good or bad, has a powerful influence.

George Washington
The power under the Constitution will always be in the people.

George Washington
When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen.

George Washington
A variety in punishment is of utility, as well as a proportion.

George Washington
I hate deception, even where the imagination only is concerned.

George Washington
Good company will always be found much less expensive than bad.

George Washington
There is no practice more dangerous than that of borrowing money

George Washington
Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair.

George Washington
A people unused to restraint must be led, they will not be drove.

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

George Washington
An ambassador has no need of spies; his character is always sacred.

George Washington
Let your Discourse with Men of Business be Short and Comprehensive.

George Washington
It is to be lamented that great characters are seldom without a blot.

George Washington
I wish to walk in such a line as will give most general satisfaction.

George Washington
Give not advice without being asked, and when desired, do it briefly.

George Washington
Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.

George Washington
To persevere in one's duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny

George Washington
I will move gently down the stream of life until I sleep with my fathers.

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

George Washington
The company in which you will improve most will be least expensive to you.

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

George Washington
It is much easier at all times to prevent an evil than to rectify mistakes.

George Washington
Undertake not what you cannot perform, but be careful to keep your promise.

George Washington
Reason, too late perhaps, may convince you of the folly of misspending time.

George Washington
The views of men can only be known, or guessed at, by their words or actions.

George Washington