Washington

George Washington, 1st President, (1789-1797)

“The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves.”

“Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation for ’tis better to be alone than in bad company.”

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

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

“A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends.”

“It is the child of avarice, the brother of iniquity, and the father of mischief. Discipline is the soul of an army.”

“Few people have the virtue to withstand the highest bidder.”