Quote by George Mason
A few years experience will convince us that those things which at

A few years experience will convince us that those things which at the time they happened we regarded as our greatest misfortunes have proved our greatest blessings. – George Mason

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As much as I value an union of all the states, I would not admit the southern states into the union, unless they agreed to the discontinuance of this disgraceful trade, because it would bring weakness and not strength to the union. – George Mason

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Every society, all government, and every kind of civil compact therefore, is or ought to be, calculated for the general good and safety of the community. – George Mason

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Your dear baby has died innocent and blameless, and has been called away by an all wise and merciful Creator, most probably from a life to misery and misfortune, and most certainly to one of happiness and bliss. – George Mason

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Many of the insights of the saint stem from their experience as sinners. – Eric Hoffer

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Parents lend children their experience and a vicarious memory children endow their parents with a vicarious immortality. – George Santayana

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The first essential in writing about anything is that the writer should have no experience of the matter. – Isadora Duncan

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If a man deceives me once, shame on him; if he deceives me twice, shame on me. – Italian Proverb

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