Famous Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
Enjoy our collection of famous quotes by Thomas Jefferson full of wisdom. Mr. Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743, and died on July 4, 1826. The third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence. Be inspired by the words of wisdoms by Thomas Jefferson; compiled by Catherine Pulsifer.I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
Thomas Jefferson
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
Thomas Jefferson
We confide in our strength, without boasting of it; we respect that of others, without fearing it.
Thomas Jefferson
He who knows best knows how little he knows.
Thomas Jefferson
I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.
Thomas Jefferson
Action will delineate and define you.
Thomas Jefferson
Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do.
Thomas Jefferson
It is always better to have no ideas than false ones; to believe nothing, than to believe what is wrong.
Thomas Jefferson
The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to protect its free expression should be our first object.
Thomas Jefferson
A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.
Thomas Jefferson
Never fear the want of business. A man who qualifies himself well for his calling, never fails of employment. Always take hold of things by the smooth handle.
Thomas Jefferson
One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.
Thomas Jefferson
It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.
Thomas Jefferson
A mind always employed is always happy. This is the true secret, the grand recipe, for felicity.
Thomas Jefferson
I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.
Thomas Jefferson
A strong body makes the mind strong.
Thomas Jefferson
Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.
Thomas Jefferson
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more wisdom from Thomas Jefferson:
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
Thomas Jefferson
I cannot live without books.
Thomas Jefferson
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
It is more honorable to repair a wrong than to persist in it.
Thomas Jefferson
I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way.
Thomas Jefferson
The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.
Thomas Jefferson
Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook beneath it.
Thomas Jefferson
It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read.
Thomas Jefferson
I find as I grow older that I love those most whom I loved first.
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
Thomas Jefferson
Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility.
Thomas Jefferson
Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.
Thomas Jefferson
Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind.
Thomas Jefferson
I find that he is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad.
Thomas Jefferson
Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong.
Thomas Jefferson
When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred.
Thomas Jefferson
An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.
Thomas Jefferson
It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.
Thomas Jefferson
Never spend your money before you have earned it.
Thomas Jefferson
Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very fast.
Thomas Jefferson
Delay is preferable to error.
Thomas Jefferson
The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the traits which favor that theory.
Thomas Jefferson
Be polite to all, but intimate with few.
Thomas Jefferson
I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.
Thomas Jefferson
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
One man with courage is a majority.
Thomas Jefferson
Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.
Thomas Jefferson
Information is the currency of democracy.
Thomas Jefferson
The earth belongs to the living, not to the dead.
Thomas Jefferson
Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society.
Thomas Jefferson
Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of years.
Thomas Jefferson
Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.
Thomas Jefferson
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
The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity over error and oppression.
Thomas Jefferson
I have seen enough of one war never to wish to see another.
Thomas Jefferson
So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done, either cannot, or ought not to be done.
Thomas Jefferson
Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
Thomas Jefferson
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