I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past. Thomas Jefferson on history
My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. Thomas Jefferson on history
Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can he, then be trusted with the government of others? Or have we found angels in the form of kings to govern him? Let history answer this question. Thomas Jefferson on history
History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is. Thomas Jefferson on history
I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country. Thomas Jefferson on hope
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 on hope
One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them. Thomas Jefferson on hope
My theory has always been, that if we are to dream, the flatteries of hope are as cheap, and pleasanter, than the gloom of despair. Thomas Jefferson on hope
In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and ends by rendering habitual a substitute nearly equivalent to the real virtue. Thomas Jefferson on humor
The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the traits which favor that theory. Thomas Jefferson on imagination
The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money. Thomas Jefferson on inspirational
He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. Thomas Jefferson on knowledge
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 on knowledge
Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning. Thomas Jefferson on learning
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 on life
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 on life
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Thomas Jefferson on life
The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government. Thomas Jefferson on life
The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time. Thomas Jefferson on life
Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of years. It is not, then, an article of mere consumption but fairly of capital, and often in the case of professional men, setting out in life, it is their only capital. Thomas Jefferson on life