George Washington

Let no one go hungry away. If any of the kind of people should be in want of corn, supply their necessities, provided it does not encourage them in idleness.

George Washington

Let us impart all the blessings we possess, or ask for ourselves, to the whole family of mankind.

George Washington

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

George Washington

Let us therefore rely on the goodness of the cause, and the aid of the supreme Being, in whose hands victory is, to animate and encourage us to great and noble actions.

George Washington

Let your heart feel for the afflictions and distress of everyone, and let your hand give in proportion to your purse.

George Washington

Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth.

George Washington

Life is always uncertain, and common prudence dictates to every man the necessity of settling his temporal concerns, while it is in his power, and while the mind is calm and undisturbed.

George Washington

Mankind, when left to themselves, are unfit for their own government.

George Washington

My anxious recollections, my sympathetic feeling, and my best wishes are irresistibly excited whensoever, in any country, I see an oppressed nation unfurl the banners of freedom.

George Washington

My manner of living is plain and I do not mean to be put out of it. A glass of wine and a bit of mutton are always ready.

George Washington