Quote#Friendship
Envious of none, I am determined to be pleased with all; and this my…
Quote byGeorge Washington · 1732–1799
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette (1 February 1784).
English (original)
Envious of none, I am determined to be pleased with all; and this my dear friend, being the order for my march, I will move gently down the stream of life, until I sleep with my Fathers.
— George Washington
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