Famous Quotes by 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

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

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