Famous quotes containing the words washington and/or post:
“Thou who, sinless, yet hast known
All of mans infirmity!
Then, from Thine eternal throne,
Jesus, look with pitying eye.”
—George Washington Doane (17991859)
“I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage, with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post which any human power can give.”
—Thomas Jefferson (17431826)