Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and wi... - George Washington

"True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity, before it is entitled to the appellation."

"Human happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected."

"I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man."

"The government of the United States is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion."

"It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one."