Think before you speak; pronounce not imperfectly, nor bring out your words too hastily, but orderly and distinctly.
- Topic: Communication
- Location: Oceanside, Oregon
- Photo: Jeffrey Benjamin
More Quotes from George Washington
A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally important? And what duty more pressing than communicating it to those who are to be the future guardians of the liberties of the country.
I had always hoped that this land might become a safe & agreeable Asylum to the virtuous & persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong.
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.
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If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.
He’s a wonderful talker, who has the art of telling you nothing in a great harangue.
People who know what they’re talking about don’t need PowerPoint.
With reasonable men, I will reason; with humane men I will plead; but to tyrants I will give no quarters, nor waste arguments where they will certainly be lost.
Speak not, but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
