Thomas Jefferson Quotes

American - President April 13, 1743 - July 4, 1826 Read full biography

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Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. - Thomas Jefferson

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. Thomas Jefferson

Wisdom, Honesty, Truth, Book, Chapter

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past. - Thomas Jefferson

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past. Thomas Jefferson

Dreams, History, Future, Past, Better

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. - Thomas Jefferson

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. Thomas Jefferson

Style, Brainy, Rock, Stand, Matters

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, Equal

Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. - Thomas Jefferson

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

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. - Thomas Jefferson

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. Thomas Jefferson

Time, Tree, Patriotism, Blood, Liberty

Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far. - Thomas Jefferson

Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far. Thomas Jefferson

Best, Fitness, Walk, Yourself, Walking

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, Freedom, Health

When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred. - Thomas Jefferson

When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred. Thomas Jefferson

Anger, Angry, Speak, You, Count, Before

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. Thomas Jefferson

Friendship, Politics, Friend, Religion

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The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money. - Thomas Jefferson

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money. Thomas Jefferson

Inspirational, Money, Me, Warm, Thought

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

Government, People, Rest, Bill Of Rights

I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another. - Thomas Jefferson

I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another. Thomas Jefferson

Good, Mind, Doing, Doing Good, Believe

Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto. - Thomas Jefferson

Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto. Thomas Jefferson

Motto, Alliance, Commerce, Our, Should

Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations. - Thomas Jefferson

Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations. Thomas Jefferson

Money, Morality, Principle, Commerce

I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever. - Thomas Jefferson

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

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

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave. - Thomas Jefferson

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave. Thomas Jefferson

Freedom, Sea, Wave, Liberty, Without

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

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, Law, Action, Limits, Equal

The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers. - Thomas Jefferson

The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers. Thomas Jefferson

Man, Better, Nothing, Educated, Who

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, Thanks, Only

Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of years. It is not, then, an article of mere consumption but fairly of capital, and often in the case of professional men, setting out in life, it is their only capital. Thomas Jefferson

Life, Library, Book, Men, Professional

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty. - Thomas Jefferson

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty. Thomas Jefferson

Sea, Men, Calm, Liberty, Timid, Prefer

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny. Thomas Jefferson

Best, Time, Power, Experience, Slow

It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness. - Thomas Jefferson

It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness. Thomas Jefferson

Happiness, You, Wealth, Tranquility, Nor

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