George Washington
First President of the United States, 1732-1799
14 quotes.
Quotes by George Washington
- Associate yourself with Men of good Quality if you Esteem your own Reputation; for 'tis better to be alone than in bad Company.
- Be courteous to all, but intimate with few; and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.
- Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable, procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.
- Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world.
- It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
- It is infinitely better to have a few good men than many indifferent ones.
- It's wonderful what we can do if we're always doing.
- Leadership is not only having a vision, but also having the courage, the discipline, and the resources to get you there.
- Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair; the rest is in the hands of God.
- Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do—then do it with all your strength.
- Submit your sentiments with diffidence. A dictatorial style, though it may carry conviction, is always accompanied with disgust.
- The company in which you will improve most will be least expensive to you.
- To persevere in one's duty and to be silent is the best answer to calumny.
- True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.