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title: "3 Inner life Quotes By William E. Woodward"
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> [Washington possessed the superb self-confidence that comes only to those men whose inner life is faint.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-e-woodward/washington-possessed-the-superb-self-confidence-that-comes-only-to/)

William E. Woodward

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> [ “: “\[George\] Washington possessed the superb self-confidence that comes only to those men whose inner life is faint.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-e-woodward/george-washington-possessed-the-superb-self-confidence-that-comes/)

William E. Woodward

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> [Washington possessed the superb self-confidence that comes only to men whose inner life is faint, for the inner life is full of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-e-woodward/washington-possessed-the-superb-self-confidence-that-comes-only-to-2/)

William E. Woodward

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## More by William E. Woodward

> [Washington possessed the superb self-confidence that comes only to those men whose inner life is faint.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-e-woodward/washington-possessed-the-superb-self-confidence-that-comes-only-to/)

William E. Woodward

> [ “: “\[George\] Washington possessed the superb self-confidence that comes only to those men whose inner life is faint.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-e-woodward/george-washington-possessed-the-superb-self-confidence-that-comes/)

William E. Woodward

> [Washington possessed the superb self-confidence that comes only to men whose inner life is faint, for the inner life is full of nameless doubts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-e-woodward/washington-possessed-the-superb-self-confidence-that-comes-only-to-2/)

William E. Woodward

> [Vanity as an impulse has without doubt been of far more benefit to civilization than modesty has ever been.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-e-woodward/vanity-as-an-impulse-has-without-doubt-been-of-far-more-benefit-to/)

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