Quote by George Washington
Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstan

Friendship is a plant of slow growth and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation. – George Washington

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Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation for it is better to be alone than in bad company. – George Washington

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It may be laid down as a primary position, and the basis of our system, that every Citizen who enjoys the protection of a Free Government, owes not only a proportion of his property, but even of his personal services to the defense of it. – George Washington

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The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity. – Ulysses S. Grant

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One measure of friendship consists not in the number of things friends can discuss, but in the number of things they need no longer mention. – Clifton Paul Fadiman

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And we want to develop our strategy to partnership and friendship with the United States, which is connected with a very rich history but what is very important for our future. – Aleksander Kwasniewski

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Friendship is a sheltering tree. – Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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