GEORGE WASHINGTON

"We have probably had too good an opinion of human nature in forming our confederation."

"System to all things is the soul of business. To execute properly and act maturely is the way to conduct it to your advantage."

"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."

"Every man thinks God is on his side."

"I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual and physical education I received from my mom."

"A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government."

"Let us raise a standard to which the wise and honest can repair. The rest is in the hands of God."

"Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder."

"We must consult our means rather than our wishes."

"We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience."

"A man ought not to value himself of his achievements or rare qualities of wit, much less of his riches, virtue or kindred."

"Decision making, like coffee, needs a cooling process."

"The basis of our political systems is the right of the people to make and to alter their Constitutions of Government."

"If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it."

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

"The internet is full of many false and unverified quotes."

"A small knowledge of human nature will convince us, that, with far the greatest part of mankind, interest is the governing principle; and that almost every man is more or less, under its influence."

"Make sure you are doing what God wants you to do - then do it with all your strength."

"Wisdom and good examples are necessary at this time to rescue the political machine from the impending storm."

"Much was to be done by prudence, much by conciliation, much by firmness."

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

"If the cause is advanced, indifferent is it to me where or in what quarter it happens."