Be patient and open-minded in your interactions with others; find the positive attributes that they possess. ― Roy T. Bennett

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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

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There is nothing which can better deserve our patronage than the promotion of science and literature. Knowledge is in every country the surest basis of public happiness. ― George Washington

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Whatever is my right as a man is also the right of another; and it becomes my duty to guarantee as well as to possess. ― thomas paine

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the harder the conflict, the greater the triumph. ― George Washington

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Happiness depends more upon the internal frame of a person’s own mind, than on the externals in the world. ― George Washington

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Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages. ― George Washington

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If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love. - Nhat Hanh

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Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism. ― George Washington

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Let us therefore animate and encourage each other, and show the whole world that a Freeman, contending for liberty on his own ground, is superior to any slavish mercenary on earth. ― George Washington

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