"True friendship is a plant of slow growth." — George Washington

"True friendship is a plant of slow growth."

— 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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More Friendship Quotes

This quote is filed under Friendship Quotes, one of 6,342 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is… — Pietro Aretino
Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the… — Aristophanes
A friend to all is a friend to none. — Aristotle
Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. — Aristotle
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
He who hath many friends hath none. — Aristotle
In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief;… — Aristotle
For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first. — Aristotle
Misfortune shows those who are not really friends. — Aristotle
Friendship is essentially a partnership. — Aristotle
Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle

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