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George was indeed a good boy. He collected maxims and rules for living that appealed to him and copied them in a notebook under the reading: Rules of Behavior in Company and Conservation.—Some of these rules:
—Show not yourself glad at the misfortune of another, though he were your enemy.
—Let your discourse with men of business be short and comprehensive.
—Be not hasty to believe flying reports to the disparagement of any.
—In your apparel be modest, and endeavor to accommodate nature rather than to procure admiration.
Exceptionally Strong
Descriptions of the young Washington’s appearance are full of admiration. At 6’3”, he was way above the normal height of the time. He was a large-framed man, both muscular and graceful. His strength was considered to be exceptional, and although we associate with him a certain cultivated formality, he had a great love of horses and sports, was outdoors much of his early life and was at home in the wood and mountains. Tradition says that he used to throw rocks across the Rappahannock at the Fredericksburg ferry—an amazing distance.
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