A Quote by 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.

George Washington

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George Washington
American - President
February 22, 1732 - December 14, 1799

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

True friendship is a plant of slow growth.

George Washington

What do we plant when we plant the tree? We plant the ship that will cross the sea, we plant the mast to carry the sails, we plant the planks to withstand the gales--the keel, the keelson, and beam and knee--we plant the ship when we plant the tree.

Henry Abbey

I see before me the statue of a celebrated minister, who said that confidence was a plant of slow growth. But I believe, however gradual may be the growth of confidence, that of credit requires still more time to arrive at maturity.

Benjamin Disraeli

But peace, too, is a living thing and like all life it must wax and wane, accommodate, withstand trials, and undergo changes.

Hermann Hesse

Friendship however is a plant which cannot be forced -- true friendship is no gourd spring up in a night and withering in a day.

Charlotte Bronte

Knowledge is a plant of slow growth.

Thomas Cooper

Murder is a plant of slow growth.

Mignon G. Eberhart

Love is not a plant of slow growth.

May Agnes Fleming

Hatred was a plant of slow growth.

Eleanor Dark

Confidence is a plant of slow growth.

Anna Leonowens

We need a resilient, well-capitalized, well-regulated financial system that is strong enough to withstand even severe shocks and support economic growth by lending through the economic cycle.

Jerome Powell

I wish that friendship should have feet, as well as eyes and eloquence. It must plant itself on the ground, before it vaults overthe moon. I wish it to be a little of a citizen, before it is quite a cherub.