"Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all…" — George Washington

"Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages."

— George Washington

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525 Quotes by George Washington

George Washington has 525 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The value of liberty was thus enhanced in our estimation by the difficulty of its attainment, and the worth of…
To please everybody is impossible; were I to undertake it, I should probably please nobody.
The bosom of America is open to receive not only the Opulent and respected Stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted…
I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part…
[Let] the poor the needy and oppressed of the Earth, and those who want Land, resort to the fertile lands…
The policy or advantage of [immigration] taking place in a body (I mean the settling of them in a body)…
I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.
The advancement of agriculture, commerce and manufactures, by all proper means, will not, I trust, need recommendation. But I cannot…
Every post is honourable in which a man can serve his country.
To place any dependence upon militia, is, assuredly, resting upon a broken staff.
Make the most of the Indian Hemp Seed and sow it everywhere.
The United States is in no way founded upon the Christian religion

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To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
We live in an age of instant knowledge. And there's almost a sense of entitlement to that. — J. J. Abrams
Education is the best provision for old age. — Aristotle
Bashfulness is an ornament to youth, but a reproach to old age. — Aristotle
It is unbecoming for young men to utter maxims. — Aristotle
I love things that age well - things that don't date, that stand the test of time and that become… — Giorgio Armani
I knew from the age of 16 that I wanted to be a writer because I just didn't think I… — Paul Auster
The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next. — Matthew Arnold
You can fake your age or mask it, but the passion that moves the characters has to be real. — Victoria Abril
In every age 'the good old days' were a myth. No one ever thought they were good at the time.… — Brooks Atkinson
Another belief of mine; that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise. — Margaret Atwood
For years I wanted to be older, and now I am. — Margaret Atwood

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