Thomas Jefferson ( 10 of 137 )
Power is not alluring to pure minds
Power is not alluring to pure minds
But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life; and thanks to a benevolent read more
But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life; and thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine.
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.
My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me.
My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me.
I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our read more
I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country.
When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as
public property.
When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as
public property.
An ethical person ought to do more than he's required to do and less than he's allowed to do
An ethical person ought to do more than he's required to do and less than he's allowed to do
Conscience is the chamber of justice.
Conscience is the chamber of justice.
The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.
The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.
