"Undertake not what you cannot perform, but be……" — George Washington
"Undertake not what you cannot perform, but be careful to keep your promise."
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525 Quotes by George Washington
George Washington has 525 quotes on this site.
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The value of liberty was thus enhanced in our estimation by the difficulty of its attainment, and the worth of…
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To please everybody is impossible; were I to undertake it, I should probably please nobody.
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The bosom of America is open to receive not only the Opulent and respected Stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted…
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I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part…
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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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The policy or advantage of [immigration] taking place in a body (I mean the settling of them in a body)…
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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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More Cannot Perform Quotes
This quote is filed under Cannot Perform Quotes,
one of 15 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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Trust in the person's promise who dares to refuse what they fear they cannot perform.
— Charles Spurgeon
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If a team cannot perform with excellence at a moment's notice, they probably will fail in the long run.
— Mike Krzyzewski
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As a leader, you must be filled with energy and eagerness, joy and love for what you do. If you…
— John Wooden
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Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your reputation. Be not apt to relate news, if you…
— George Washington
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Show me a dog who still cannot perform a task after it has been trained over and over again, and…
— Unknown Author
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We cannot perform our tasks to the best of our power, unless we think well of our own capacity.
— William Godwin
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The job market of the future will consist of those jobs that robots cannot perform. Our blue-collar work is pattern…
— Michio Kaku
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The only unnatural sex act is that which you cannot perform.
— Alfred Kinsey
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If you don't see yourself as a winner, then you cannot perform as a winner.
— Zig Ziglar
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You cannot perform in a manner inconsistent with the way you see yourself.
— Zig Ziglar
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Lovers are not at their best when it matters. Mouths dry up, palms sweat, conversation flags and all the time…
— Jeanette Winterson
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Poverty hath slain a thousand, but riches have slain ten thousand. They are very uncertain, they promise that which they…
— Martin Luther
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