"Worry is the interest paid by those..." - Quote by George Washington

“A government is like fire, a handy servant, but a dangerous master.”

“What astonishing changes a few years are capable of producing! I am told that even respectable characters speak of a monarchical form of government without horror. From thinking proceeds speaking, thence to acting is often but a single step. But how irrevocable and tremendous! What a triumph for the advocates of despotism to find that we are incapable of governing ourselves, and that systems founded on the basis of equal liberty are merely ideal and falacious! Would to God that wise measures may be taken in time to avert the consequences we have but too much reason to apprehend.”

“There never was a law yet made, I conceive, that hit the taste exactly of every man, or every part of the community; of course, if this be a reason for opposition, no law can be executed at all without force, and every man or set of men will in that case cut and carve for themselves; the consequences of which must be deprecated by all classes of men, who are friends to order, and to the peace and happiness of the country.”

“If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?”

“Money-or rather the lack of it to carry out my ideas-may worry me, but it does not excite me.”

“When adversity overtakes you, it pays to be thankful it was not worse instead of worrying over your misfortune.”

“Physical comforts cannot subdue mental suffering, and if we look closely, we can see that those who have many possessions are not necessarily happy. In fact, being wealthy often brings even more anxiety.”

“Whoever has learned to be anxious in the right way has learned the ultimate.”

“Weak thoughts and feelings often feel strong but remember, real strength is never anxious, cruel, or punishing.”