"Do not conceive that fine Clothes make fine……" — George Washington
"Do not conceive that fine Clothes make fine Men, any more than fine feathers make fine Birds. A plain genteel dress is more admired and obtains more credit than lace and embroidery in the Eyes of the judicious and sensible."
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525 Quotes by George Washington
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To please everybody is impossible; were I to undertake it, I should probably please nobody.
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[Let] the poor the needy and oppressed of the Earth, and those who want Land, resort to the fertile lands…
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I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
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The advancement of agriculture, commerce and manufactures, by all proper means, will not, I trust, need recommendation. But I cannot…
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Every post is honourable in which a man can serve his country.
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To place any dependence upon militia, is, assuredly, resting upon a broken staff.
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Make the most of the Indian Hemp Seed and sow it everywhere.
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The United States is in no way founded upon the Christian religion
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