Best Thomas Jefferson Quotes

  • Name: Thomas Jefferson;
  • Occupation: President;
  • Date of birth: April 13, 1743;
  • Date of death: July 4, 1826;
  • Zodiac: Aries;

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

Money

Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.

Money

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.

Business

There is not a truth existing which I fear... or would wish unknown to the whole world.

Truth

It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.

Truth

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.

Truth

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.

Truth

He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.

Truth

Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society.

Truth

It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.

Government

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.

Government

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.

Power

The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that... it is their right and duty to be at all times armed.

Power

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.

Politics

I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.

God

I cannot live without books.

Education

To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by education.

Education

The most successful war seldom pays for its losses.

War

War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.

War

It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of others: or their case may, by change of circumstances, become his own.

Change

Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society.

Society

The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the people; that... it is their right and duty to be at all times armed.

State

Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.

Morality

Truth is certainly a branch of morality and a very important one to society.

Morality

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.

Best

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.

Opinion

Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor - over each other.

Opinion

It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of it in the case of others: or their case may, by change of circumstances, become his own.

Value

I cannot live without books.

Books

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.

Challenges

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.

Hope

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.

Religion

Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor - over each other.

Religion

I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.

Fear

There is not a truth existing which I fear... or would wish unknown to the whole world.

Fear

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.

Strength

Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy bears the presence of a rival.

Beauty

I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just; that his justice cannot sleep forever.

Juctice

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.

Rock

Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy bears the presence of a rival.

Wisdom

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.

Knowledge

He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.

Knowledge

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.

Humor

The most successful war seldom pays for its losses.

Losses

War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.

Losses

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.

Suits

To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by education.

Darkness

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

Inspirational

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.

Friendship

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