--- title: "6 Earnest Quotes By George Washington" description: "6 Earnest quotes by George Washington. Plus more from George Washington and more Earnest sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d8/george-washington-257_almighty_almighty-god-we-make-our-earnest-prayer_161485.jpg" --- > [Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that thou wilt keep the United States in thy holy protection.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/almighty-god-we-make-our-earnest-prayer-that-thou-wilt-keep-the/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d8/george-washington-257_almighty_almighty-god-we-make-our-earnest-prayer_161485.jpg) > [Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none, although they give occasion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/speak-not-injurious-words-neither-in-jest-nor-earnest-scoff-at-none/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5e/george-washington-257_brilliant_speak-not-injurious-words-neither-in-jes_201370.jpg) > [Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/almighty-god-we-make-our-earnest-prayer-that-thou-wilt-incline-the/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c1/george-washington-257_affection_almighty-god-we-make-our-earnest-prayer_341577.jpg) > [Speak not injurious words, neither in jest nor earnest. Scoff at none though they give occasion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/speak-not-injurious-words-neither-in-jest-nor-earnest-scoff-at-none-2/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac0/george-washington-257_brilliant_speak-not-injurious-words-neither-in-jes_586999.jpg) > [The establishment of Civil and Religious Liberty was the Motive which induced me to the Field - the object is attained -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/the-establishment-of-civil-and-religious-liberty-was-the-motive-which/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80b/george-washington-257_blessing_the-establishment-of-civil-and-religious_995097.jpg) > [I now make it my earnest prayer that God would have you and the State over which you preside in His holy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/i-now-make-it-my-earnest-prayer-that-god-would-have-you-and-the-state/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3e/george-washington-257_blessed_i-now-make-it-my-earnest-prayer-that-god_1261319.jpg) ## Other authors on Earnest ## More by George Washington > [It is absolutely necessary... for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/it-is-absolutely-necessary-for-me-to-have-persons-that-can-think-for/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [The whole duty of man is summed up in obedience to God's will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/the-whole-duty-of-man-is-summed-up-in-obedience-to-god-s-will/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/the-turning-points-of-lives-are-not-the-great-moments-the-real-crises/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [The propitious smiles of Heaven, can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right, which Heaven itself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/the-propitious-smiles-of-heaven-can-never-be-expected-on-a-nation/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [Interwoven as is the love of liberty with every ligament of your hearts, no recommendation of mine is necessary to fortify or confirm the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/interwoven-as-is-the-love-of-liberty-with-every-ligament-of-your/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/in-vain-would-that-man-claim-the-tribute-of-patriotism-who-should/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [The blessed Religion revealed in the word of God will remain an eternal and awful monument to prove that the best Institution may be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/the-blessed-religion-revealed-in-the-word-of-god-will-remain-an/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [While we are contending for our own liberty, we should be very cautious not to violate the conscience of others, ever considering that God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/while-we-are-contending-for-our-own-liberty-we-should-be-very/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [Among many other weighty objections to the Measure, it has been suggested, that it has a tendency to introduce religious disputes into the Army,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/among-many-other-weighty-objections-to-the-measure-it-has-been/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [Democratical States must always feel before they can see: it is this that makes their Governments slow, but the people will be right at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/democratical-states-must-always-feel-before-they-can-see-it-is-this/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [If, in the opinion of the people, the distribution or modification of the constitutional powers be in any particular wrong, let it be corrected…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/if-in-the-opinion-of-the-people-the-distribution-or-modification-of/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [A man's intentions should be allowed in some respects to plead for his actions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/a-man-s-intentions-should-be-allowed-in-some-respects-to-plead-for/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible. Do not ever let anyone claim to be a true American…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/it-is-impossible-to-rightly-govern-the-world-without-god-and-the/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [My first wish is to see this plague of mankind banished from the earth, and the sons and daughters of this world employed in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/my-first-wish-is-to-see-this-plague-of-mankind-banished-from-the/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) > [Lenity will operate with greater force, in some instances, than rigor. It is, therefore, my first wish, to have my whole conduct distinguished by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/lenity-will-operate-with-greater-force-in-some-instances-than-rigor/) [George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/earnest/george-washington/#itemlist", "name": "6 Earnest Quotes By George Washington", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that thou wilt keep the United States in thy holy protection.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Washington" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/almighty-god-we-make-our-earnest-prayer-that-thou-wilt-keep-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d8/george-washington-257_almighty_almighty-god-we-make-our-earnest-prayer_161485.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d8/george-washington-257_almighty_almighty-god-we-make-our-earnest-prayer_161485.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d8/george-washington-257_almighty_almighty-god-we-make-our-earnest-prayer_161485.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that thou wilt keep the United States in thy holy protection.” — George Washington", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none, although they give occasion.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Washington" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/speak-not-injurious-words-neither-in-jest-nor-earnest-scoff-at-none/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5e/george-washington-257_brilliant_speak-not-injurious-words-neither-in-jes_201370.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5e/george-washington-257_brilliant_speak-not-injurious-words-neither-in-jes_201370.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5e/george-washington-257_brilliant_speak-not-injurious-words-neither-in-jes_201370.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Speak not injurious words neither in jest nor earnest; scoff at none, although they give occasion.” — George Washington", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to government; to entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another and for their fellow-citizens of the United States at large.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Washington" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/almighty-god-we-make-our-earnest-prayer-that-thou-wilt-incline-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c1/george-washington-257_affection_almighty-god-we-make-our-earnest-prayer_341577.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c1/george-washington-257_affection_almighty-god-we-make-our-earnest-prayer_341577.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c1/george-washington-257_affection_almighty-god-we-make-our-earnest-prayer_341577.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Almighty God, we make our earnest prayer that Thou wilt incline the hearts of the citizens to cultivate a…” — George Washington", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Speak not injurious words, neither in jest nor earnest. 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