Thomas Jefferson ( 10 of 137 )
Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is body without mind.
Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is body without mind.
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.
No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity
No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity
Taste cannot be controlled by law.
Taste cannot be controlled by law.
There are two sides to every question, because, when there are no longer two sides it ceases to be a read more
There are two sides to every question, because, when there are no longer two sides it ceases to be a question
Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the boisterous sea of liberty.
Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the boisterous sea of liberty.
In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.
In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.
Victory and defeat are each of the same price.
Victory and defeat are each of the same price.
I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt as the greatest of the read more
I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt as the greatest of the dangers to be feared.
Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary read more
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.
