About George Washington

Commander of the Continental Army and first President of the United States. (1732-1799)

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• Discipline is the soul of an army. It makes small numbers formidable; procures success to the weak, and esteem to all.Letter of Instructions to the Captains of the Virginia Regiments (1759)
• Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.Letter to Bushrod Washington (1783)
• True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.Letter to Bushrod Washington (1783)
• Example, whether it be good or bad, has a powerful influence.Letter to Lord Stirling (1780)
• Every post is honorable in which a man can serve his country.Letter to Benedict Arnold (1775)
• It is infinitely better to have a few good men than many indifferent ones.Letter to James McHenry (1798)

More quotes on habits and discipline

• Any one can get angry, that is easy... but to do this to the right person, to the right extent, at the right time, with the right motive, and in the right way, that is not for every one, nor is it easy.Aristotle
• For one swallow does not make a summer, nor does one day; and so too one day, or a short time, does not make a man blessed and happy.Aristotle
• What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.Aristotle
• Our characters are the result of our conduct.Aristotle
• The beginning is the most important part of any work.Plato
• No one should be discouraged, Theaetetus, who can make constant progress, even though it be slow.Plato

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