"Undertake not what you cannot perform, but..." - Quote by George Washington
Undertake not what you cannot perform, but be careful to keep your promise.
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“Sleep not when others speak, sit not when others stand, speak not when you should hold your peace, walk not when others stop.”
“I am for free commerce with all nations; political connection with none; and little or no diplomatic establishment”
“Strive not with your superiors in argument, but always submit your judgment to others with modesty.”
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“A person who chooses to die or to risk death demonstrates that there are values, principles, maxims, that are more valuable to him than is life itself. In short, he places his immortal self above his mortal self. Nothing goes by luck in composition. It allows of no tricks. The best you can write will be the best you are.”
“Do you love truth for truth's sake, and will you endeavor impartially to find and receive it yourself, and communicate it to others?”
“Perfect courage is to do without witnesses what one would be capable of doing with the world looking on.”