My death has not yet quite arrived, but it is near and inevitable as night follows day. George Washington More Quotes by George Washington More Quotes From George Washington I never have to grope for methods. The method is revealed at the moment I am inspired to create something new. Without God to draw aside the curtain I would be helpless. George Washington inspiredmomentswould-be The General hopes and trusts that every officer and man will endeavor to live and act as becomes a Christian soldier defending the dearest rights and liberties of his country. George Washington christianmencountry To persevere in one's duty, and be silent is the best answer to calumny George Washington calumny-isnot-giving-upanswers I now make it my earnest prayer that God would have you and the State over which you preside in His holy protection; that He would most graciously be pleased to dispose us all to do justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that charity, humility, and pacific temper of mind which were the characteristics of the Divine Author of our blessed religion, without an humble imitation of whose example in these things, we can never hope to be a happy nation. George Washington blessedprayerhumble Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause: And I was not without hopes that the enlightened and liberal policy of ⟨the present⟩ age would have put an effectual stop to contentions of this Kind. George Washington religiouschristianspring Why quit our own to stand upon foreign ground? Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European Ambition, Rivalship, Interest, Humour or Caprice? George Washington destinyambitioneurope Serious misfortunes, originating in misrepresentation, frequently flow and spread before they can be dissipated by truth. George Washington rumorseriousflow I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world. George Washington agriculturehomeworld I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built. George Washington basesbuiltbook The foundations of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality, and the preeminence of free government be exemplified by all the attributes which can win the affections of its citizens, and command the respect of the world. George Washington governmentwinningreligion Religion is as necessary to reason as reason is to religion. The one cannot exist without the other. A reasoning being would lose his reason, in attempting to account for the great phenomena of nature, had he not a Supreme Being to refer to; and well has it been said, that if there had been no God, mankind would have been obliged to imagine one. George Washington imaginereasonsaid There is nothing which can better deserve your patronage, than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness. George Washington inspirationcountryknowledge It should be the highest ambition of every American to extend his views beyond himself, and to bear in mind that his conduct will not only affect himself, his country, and his immediate posterity; but that its influence may be co-extensive with the world, and stamp political happiness or misery on ages yet unborn. George Washington ambitionviewscountry We must take human nature as we find it, perfection falls not to the share of mortals. George Washington human-natureperfectionfall [T]he hour is fast approaching, on which the Honor and Success of this army, and the safety of our bleeding Country depend. Remember officers and Soldiers, that you are Freemen, fighting for the blessings of Liberty - that slavery will be your portion, and that of your posterity, if you do not acquit yourselves like men. George Washington armyfightingcountry The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved. George Washington momentsreallife `Tis substantially true, that virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government. The rule indeed extends with more or less force to every species of free Government. George Washington moralitygovernmentspring I can never think of promoting my convenience at the expense of a friend's interest and inclination. George Washington conveniencefriendshipthinking Great people are not affected by each puff of wind that blows ill. George Washington blowseawind No people can be bound to acknowledge the invisible hand which conducts the affairs of men more than the people of the united States. Every step by which they have advanced to the character of an independent nation seems to have been distinguished by some token of providential agency George Washington independentchristiancharacter
