George Washington

Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.

True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.

To be prepared for war is one of the most effective means of preserving peace.

Over grown military establishments are under any form of government inauspicious to liberty, and are to be regarded as particularly hostile to republican liberty.

Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.

The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly considered as deeply, perhaps as finally, staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people.

Father, I cannot sell a tie

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.

Associate with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation; it is better to be alone than in bad company.

It is impossible to rightly govern the world without God and the Bible.

Be courteous with all,but be intimate with few,and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence

Labour to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience.

To encourage literature and the arts is a duty which every good citizen owes to his country.

It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one."

Truth will ultimately prevail where there is pains to bring it to light.

It is far better to be alone, than to be in bad company.