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While just government protects all in their religious rites, true religion affords government its surest support.
To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.
It is absolutely necessary... for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders.
Always speak the truth.
All I am I owe to my mother.
Influence is not government.
Merit rarely goes unrewarded.
Facts may speak for themselves.
I have never been a communicant.
Discipline is the soul of an army.
Went to church and fasted all day.
Honesty is always the best policy.
I die hard but am not afraid to go.
A bad war is fought with a good mind.
If you can't sent money, send tobacco.
If you can't send money, send tobacco.
Letters of friendship require no study.
Have the strength to be an honest person.
[Avoid] likewise the accumulation of debt.
True friendship is a plant of slow growth.
When there is no vision, there is no hope.
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few.
To err is nature, to rectify error is glory.
Peace with all the world, is my sincere wish.
If we are wise, let us prepare for the worst.
It is better to be alone than in bad company.
Being a politician makes your hair turn white.
Speak not evil of the absent for it is unjust.
Our Constitution gives to bigotry no sanction.
It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one.
Our cause is noble; it is the cause of mankind!
A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool.
I cannot tell a lie. I cut down the cherry tree.
the harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
May Heaven to this Union continue its beneficence
No distance can keep anxious lovers long asunder.
99% of failures come from people who make excuses.
Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.
Smaller societies must prepare the way for greater.
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
It's wonderful what we can do if we're always doing.
To contract new debts is not the way to pay old ones.
Good moral character is the first essential in a man.
Like as a wise man in time of peace prepares for war.
Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
99% percent of failures are the ones who make excuses.
Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.