“Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.” Thomas Jefferson
“The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.” Thomas Jefferson FreedomGodLibertyLifeTime
“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and never will be.” Thomas Jefferson
“When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.” Thomas Jefferson ManTrustPublicHimselfPropertyConsiderShouldAssumes
“He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.” Thomas Jefferson TruthMindFalseKnowingErrorsFalsehood
“It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.” Thomas Jefferson
“Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others. Our own share of miseries is sufficient: why enter then as volunteers into those of another?” Thomas Jefferson FriendsLie
“Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.” Thomas Jefferson KnowledgeMoneyMoralityPrincipleCommerceCivilizedNations
“I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the people themselves; and if we think them not enlightened enough to exercise their control with a wholesome discretion, the remedy is not to take it from them but to inform their discretion.” Thomas Jefferson Power
“I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.” Thomas Jefferson Power
“I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.” Thomas Jefferson FeelGoodInspirationalLieHumanBelievePleasure
“Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind.” Thomas Jefferson TroubleHappinessMindPaint
“When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred.” Thomas Jefferson Angry
“Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.” Thomas Jefferson FriendsPeaceWisePolicy
“Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains.” Thomas Jefferson Strong
“The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.” Thomas Jefferson
“The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive.” Thomas Jefferson
