George Washington Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old George Washington quotes, George Washington sayings, and George Washington proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience. George Washington
If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. George Washington
Labor to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire, called conscience. George Washington
We take the stars from heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her, and the white stripes shall go down to posterity, representing our liberty. George Washington
The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved. George Washington
A variety in punishment is of utility, as well as a proportion. George Washington
Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company. George Washington
Good company will always be found much less expensive than bad. George Washington
A lottery is the perfect tax...laid only upon the willing. George Washington
No distance can keep anxious lovers long asunder. George Washington
A sensible woman can never be happy with a fool. George Washington
The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon. George Washington
The liberty enjoyed by the people of these States of worshipping Almighty God, agreable to their consciences, is not only among the choicest of their blessings, but also of their rights. George Washington
It is an old adage that honesty is the best policy-this applies to public as well as private life-to States as well as individuals. George Washington
Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused to licentiousness. George Washington
Be not forward, but friendly and courteous; the first to salute, hear and answer; and be not pensive when it is time to converse. George Washington
It is easy to make acquaintances, but very difficult to shake them off, however irksome and unprofitable they are found, after we have once committed ourselves to them. George Washington
Be not glad at the misfortune of another, though he may be your enemy. George Washington
I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man. George Washington
Associate yourself with men of good quality, if you esteem your own reputation, for ‘tis better to be alone than in bad company. George Washington 
It will be found an unjust and unwise jealousy to deprive a man of his natural liberty upon the supposition he may abuse it. George Washington
I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world. George Washington
True friendship is a plant of slow growth. George Washington
I have always considered marriage as the most interesting event of one's life. The foundation of happiness or misery. George Washington
Example, whether it be good or bad, has a powerful influence. George Washington
Make the most of the Indian hemp seed and sow it everywhere. George Washington
Play not the Peacock, looking everywhere about you, to see if you be well deck't. George Washington
The foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing is a vice so mean and low that every person of sense and character detests and despises it. George Washington
If the freedom of speech is taken away then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter. George Washington
And let us with Caution indulge the supposition that morality can be maintained without religion. George Washington