Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages. ― George Washington

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99% of failures come from people who make excuses. ― George Washington

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

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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. ― George Washington

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A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool. ― George Washington

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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. ― George Washington

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

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Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world. ― George Washington

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We sainted St. Tammany (King Tamanend III) because he embodied moral perfection and every divine qualification that a deity could possess. I hold him in higher esteem than the saints of the Roman Catholic Church. He'll forever be the patron saint of America. ― George Washington

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

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