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Wish Quotes by George Washington
- I wish from my soul that the legislature of this State could see the policy of a gradual Abolition of Slavery.
- Peace with all the world is my sincerest wish.
- Our conflict is not likely to cease so soon as every good man would wish. The measure of iniquity is not yet filled; and unless…
- My anxious recollections, my sympathetic feeling, and my best wishes are irresistibly excited whensoever, in any country, I see an oppressed nation unfurl the banners…
- I rejoice that liberty . . . now finds an asylum in the bosom of a regularly organized government; a government, which, being formed to…
- The establishment of Civil and Religious Liberty was the Motive which induced me to the Field - the object is attained - and it now…
- [M]y wish is, that the Convention may adopt no temporizing expedient, but probe the defects of the Constitution [i.e., the Articles of Confederation] to the…
- You do well to wish to learn our arts and ways of life, and above all, the religion of Jesus Christ. These will make you…
- At my age, and in my circumstances, what sinister object, or personal emolument had I to seek after, in this life? The growing infirmities of…
- I assure you very explicitly, that in my opinion the conscientious scruples of all men should be treated with great delicacy and tenderness: and it…
- I was no party man myself, and the first wish of my heart was, if parties did exist, to reconcile them.
- No measure can be more desirable, whether viewed with an eye to its intrinsic importance, or to the general sentiment and wish of the Nation…
- In offering to you, my countrymen, these counsels of an old and affectionate friend, I dare not hope they will make the strong and lasting…
- Ours is a kind of struggle designed, I dare say, by Providence to try the patience, fortitude, and virtue of men. None, therefore, who is…
- The power under the Constitution will always be in the people. It is entrusted for certain defined purposes, and for a certain limited period, to…
- The great Searcher of human hearts is my witness, that I have no wish, which aspires beyond the humble and happy lot of living and…
- Peace with all the world is my sincere wish. I am sure it is our true policy, and am persuaded it is the ardent desire…
- As to pay, Sir, I beg leave to assure the Congress that as no pecuniary consideration could have tempted me to accept this arduous employment…
- My first wish is to see this plague of mankind, war, banished from the earth.
- I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the…
- Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of my conduct distinguished by…
- We must consult our means rather than our wishes.
- Alas! Our dancing days are no more. We wish, however, all those who have a relish for so agreeable and innocent an amusement all the…
- My first wish is to see this plague of mankind banished from the earth, and the sons and daughters of this world employed in more…
- My temper leads me to peace and harmony with all men; and it is peculiarly my wish to avoid any personal feuds or dissensions with…
More Wish Quotes
- The trouble with lying and deceiving is that their efficiency depends entirely upon a clear notion of the truth that the liar… — Hannah Arendt
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- Wishing to be friends is quick work, but friendship is a slow ripening fruit. — Aristotle
- Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other… — Aristotle
- I just wish the world was twice as big and half of it was still unexplored. — David Attenborough
- No poet or novelist wishes he were the only one who ever lived, but most of them wish they were the only… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- I wish I had eight pairs of hands, and another body to shoot the specimens. — John James Audubon
- Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of… — Saint Augustine
- Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first… — Saint Augustine
- What then is time? If no one asks me, I know what it is. If I wish to explain it to him… — Saint Augustine
- Indeed, man wishes to be happy even when he so lives as to make happiness impossible. — Saint Augustine
- Be content with what you are, and wish not change; nor dread your last day, nor long for it. — Marcus Aurelius