Thomas Jefferson
United States
13 Apr 1743 // 4 Jul 1826
Statesman, Politician
13 Apr 1743 // 4 Jul 1826
Statesman, Politician
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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.
I have no ambition to govern men. It is a painful and thankless office.
I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.
Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in the newspaper.
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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