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1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. »
Money, we know, will fetch anything and command the service of any man. »
Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected. »
The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly considered ... deeply ... finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people. »
Differences in political opinion are as unavoidable as, to a certain point, they may perhaps be necessary. »
Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company. »
The very idea of the power and the right of the people to establish Government, presupposes the duty of every individual to obey the established Government. »
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow grow, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation. »
The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself. »
Anything will give up its secrets if you love it enough. Not only have I found that when I talk to the little flower or to the little peanut they will give up their secrets, but I have found that when I silently commune with people they give up their secrets also - if you love them enough. »

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