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Thomas Jefferson Quotes
American
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President
April 13
, 1743 -
July 4
, 1826
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Quotes about Thomas Jefferson
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
Thomas Jefferson
Wisdom
,
Honesty
,
Truth
,
Book
,
Honesty Is
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
Thomas Jefferson
Future
,
Dreams
,
History
,
Past
,
Better
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thomas Jefferson
Time
,
Patriotism
,
Tree
,
Blood
,
Patriots
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
Thomas Jefferson
Style
,
Stand
,
Brainy
,
Rock
,
Matters
Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far.
Thomas Jefferson
Fitness
,
Yourself
,
Walk
,
Best
,
Exercise
Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.
Thomas Jefferson
Motivational
,
Action
,
You
,
Know
,
Want
Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits.
Thomas Jefferson
Life
,
Good
,
Happiness
,
Good Health
When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred.
Thomas Jefferson
Angry
,
Anger
,
Speak
,
You
,
Hundred
,
Very
The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.
Thomas Jefferson
Life
,
Good
,
Happiness
,
Government
,
Care
A Bill of Rights is what the people are entitled to against every government, and what no just government should refuse, or rest on inference.
Thomas Jefferson
People
,
Government
,
Rest
,
Bill Of Rights
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The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.
Thomas Jefferson
Inspirational
,
Money
,
Me
,
Warm
,
Glow
Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto.
Thomas Jefferson
Motto
,
Alliance
,
Commerce
,
Should
,
Our
I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.
Thomas Jefferson
Friendship
,
Friend
,
Politics
,
Religion
Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add 'within the limits of the law' because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual.
Thomas Jefferson
Equality
,
Limits
,
Action
,
Law
,
Liberty
Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.
Thomas Jefferson
World
,
You
,
Act
,
Watching
,
Were
,
Thing
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Thomas Jefferson
Life
,
Happiness
,
Freedom
,
Men
,
Liberty
I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.
Thomas Jefferson
Good
,
Mind
,
Believe
,
Doing
,
Doing Good
But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement the greater part of life is sunshine.
Thomas Jefferson
Life
,
Friendship
,
Sunshine
,
Precious
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude.
Thomas Jefferson
Attitude
,
Man
,
Help
,
Earth
,
Achieving
It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.
Thomas Jefferson
Happiness
,
You
,
Wealth
,
Tranquility
,
Nor
I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.
Thomas Jefferson
Fear
,
God
,
Justice
,
Sleep
,
Country
,
Just
Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning.
Thomas Jefferson
Learning
,
Fitness
,
Health
,
Reading
,
Say
Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.
Thomas Jefferson
People
,
Liberty
,
Preservation
,
Only
,
Our
Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.
Thomas Jefferson
Education
,
People
,
Government
,
Own
A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.
Thomas Jefferson
Improvement
,
Wise
,
Men
,
Government
,
Free
It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no God.
Thomas Jefferson
God
,
Me
,
Neighbor
,
Say
,
Injury
,
Twenty
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