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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.
Influence is not government.
Facts may speak for themselves.
Discipline is the soul of an army.
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 send money, send tobacco.
If you can't sent money, send tobacco.
Letters of friendship require no study.
Have the strength to be an honest person.
True friendship is a plant of slow growth.
When there is no vision, there is no hope.
[Avoid] likewise the accumulation of debt.
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few.
To err is nature, to rectify error is glory.
If we are wise, let us prepare for the worst.
Peace with all the world, is my sincere wish.
It is better to be alone than in bad company.
Our Constitution gives to bigotry no sanction.
Speak not evil of the absent for it is unjust.
Being a politician makes your hair turn white.
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.
It's wonderful what we can do if we're always doing.
Real men despise battle, but will never run from it.
Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.
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.
Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
99% percent of failures are the ones who make excuses.
Worry is the interest paid by those who borrow trouble.
I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
Working on your biceps? Try chopping down a cherry tree.
It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.
The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.