George Washington

"When the search for truth is confused with political advocacy, the pursuit of knowledge is debased."

"Bad seed is a robbery of the worst kind for your pocket book will someday be empty."

"It is one thing to know the value of time, it is another to improve it."

"Merit and good works are the only sure foundations of public confidence."

"Remember always that the composer is the only one who knows what a composition should sound like."

"I have always given it as my decided opinion that no nation had a right to intermeddle in the internal concerns of another."

"Vague and uncertain as the benefits of these measures are, yet they have been the means of drawing forth the resources of the country."

"My dear Patsy, as you are now in your twelfth year."

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

"We ought not to look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors."

"Honesty is always the best policy."

"Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports."

"The establishment of institutions for the care of the insane is creditable to any country."

"The hand of providence has been so conspicuous in our favor."

"It is better to be alone than in bad company."

"Do not let desire of riches transport you."

"I have no sympathies with party politics."

"The foundation of the National policy shall be laid in the principles of private morality."

"I have not knowingly employed anyone unfit for the office he held."

"To establish our independence and permanent welfare nothing is more necessary than the firm agreement of the people."

"Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person's own mind than on the externals."

"Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession."

"A people unused to restraint must be led; they will not be driven."

"Religious enthusiasm must be something inviting and not something to be avoided."

"The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon."

"Patriotism is not short violent bursts of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication."

"As to religious sentiments, I have never attempted to deny their importance."

"I cannot tell a lie, I did it with my little hatchet."

"There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science."

"The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty is finally staked on the experiment entrusted to the hands of the American people."