Thomas Jefferson
United States
13 Apr 1743 // 4 Jul 1826
Statesman, Politician
13 Apr 1743 // 4 Jul 1826
Statesman, Politician
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Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.
The man who would choose security over freedom deserves neither.
The only thing a man can take beyond this lifetime is his ethics.
The sheep are happier of themselves than under the care of a wolf.
Letter to William Stevens Smith, 1787
Reason and free inquiry are the only effectual agents against error.
To every obstacle oppose patience, perseverance and soothing language.
When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, count a hundred.
In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.
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On Anger: "For every minute you remain angry, you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind."
Essays
Essays
On Destiny: "Our destiny exercises its influence over us even when, as yet, we have not learned its nature: it is our future that lays down the law of our today."
Human, All Too Human
Human, All Too Human
On Friendship: "A crowd is not company; and faces are but a gallery of pictures; and talk but a tinkling cymbal, where there is no love."
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Essays