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title: "6 Piety Quotes By George Washington"
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> [I am persuaded, you will permit me to observe, that the path of true piety is so plain as to require but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/i-am-persuaded-you-will-permit-me-to-observe-that-the-path-of-true/)

[George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/)

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> [Let vice and immorality of every kind be discouraged as much as possible in your brigade; and, as a chaplain is allowed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/let-vice-and-immorality-of-every-kind-be-discouraged-as-much-as/)

[George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/)

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> [Patience is a noble virtue, and, when rightly exercised, does not fail of its reward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/patience-is-a-noble-virtue-and-when-rightly-exercised-does-not-fail/)

[George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/)

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> [Without virtue, and without integrity, the finest talents and the most brilliant accomplishments can never gain the respect, and conciliate the esteem,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/without-virtue-and-without-integrity-the-finest-talents-and-the-most/)

[George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/)

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> [Ours is a kind of struggle designed, I dare say, by Providence to try the patience, fortitude, and virtue of men. None,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/ours-is-a-kind-of-struggle-designed-i-dare-say-by-providence-to-try/)

[George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/)

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> [The signal instances of Providential goodness which we have experienced and which have now almost crowned our labors with complete success demand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-washington/the-signal-instances-of-providential-goodness-which-we-have/)

[George Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-washington/)

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## Other authors on Piety

- [Shannon L. Alder 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/piety/shannon-l-alder/)
- [Samuel Johnson 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/piety/samuel-johnson/)
- [Ralph Waldo Emerson 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/piety/ralph-waldo-emerson/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-friedrich-nietzsche-36363.jpg) Friedrich Nietzsche 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/piety/friedrich-nietzsche/)

## 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/)

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