Quotes from George Washington

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.

My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute all my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from her.

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

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.

The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.

True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation.

The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.

Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light.

It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it.

Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.

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.