What did George Washington mean by: The best way to have peace is to always be prepared to fight a way. George Washington General · Virginia Copy
Rise early, that by habit it may become familiar, agreeable, healthy, and profitable. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Washington, Health, Routine, Success, 0 George Washington General · Virginia
A man’s intentions should be allowed in some respects to plead for his actions. Read explanation Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Washington, Actions, Intentions, Justification, 0 George Washington General · Virginia
I hate deception, even where the imagination only is concerned. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Washington, Deception, Honesty, Imagination, 0 George Washington General · Virginia
Let experience solve it. To listen to mere speculation in such a case were criminal. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Washington, Criminal, Experience, Speculation, 0 George Washington General · Virginia
Offensive operations, often times, is the surest, if not the only means of defence. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Washington, Defense, Offense, Strategy, 0 George Washington General · Virginia
It is infinitely better to have a few good men than many indifferent ones. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Washington, Leadership, Quality, Quantity, 0 George Washington General · Virginia
To rectify past blunders is impossible, but we might profit by the experience of them. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George Washington, Improvement, Learning, Reflection, 0 George Washington General · Virginia
It is the child of avarice, the brother of iniquity, and the father of mischief. Author, January 17, 2024January 9, 2025, George Washington, Chaos, Greed, Sin, 0 George Washington General · Virginia
I won’t undertake war until I have tried all the arts and means of peace. François Rabelais Author · France
Death never takes the wise man by surprise, he is always ready to go. Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
All roads lead to Rome, but our antagonists think we should choose different paths. Jean de La Fontaine Poet · France
It’s easier to fight one’s enemies than to get on with one’s friends. Jean Francois Paul de Gondi Clergy · France