Thomas Jefferson ( 10 of 137 )
Friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life.
Friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life.
I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us that the less we use our power the read more
I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us that the less we use our power the greater it will be.
Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong
Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong
The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.
The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.
All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases read more
All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will, to be rightful, must be reasonable; that the minority possess their equal rights, which equal laws must protect, and to violate would be oppression.
There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me.
There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me.
Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct.
Whenever a man has cast a longing eye on offices, a rottenness begins in his conduct.
Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independant, the most virtuous, read more
Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independant, the most virtuous, and they are tied to their country and wedded to it’s liberty and interests by the most lasting bands
A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is personally responsible for his society
A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is personally responsible for his society
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
