Inspiring Wisdom – Unforgettable Quotes by Thomas Jefferson part 1
I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I cannot live without books.
Don’t tread on me.
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.
Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.
I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.
Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.
Inspiring Wisdom – Unforgettable Quotes by Thomas Jefferson part 2
The best government is that which governs least.
When the people fear the government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.
Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.
I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend.
The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.
The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.
I am not a Jeffersonian; I am a Jefferson.
Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy.
A little rebellion now and then is a good thing.
Inspiring Wisdom – Unforgettable Quotes by Thomas Jefferson part 3
Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.
Great ideas come from the heart.
It is neither wealth nor splendor, but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.
The best way to predict the future is to create it.
The chief purpose of government is to protect the rights of citizens.
One man with courage is a majority.
I hold it to be the inalienable right of anybody to go to hell in his own way.
It’s always better to have no ideas than false ideas.
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.
We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.
Inspiring Wisdom – Unforgettable Quotes by Thomas Jefferson part 4
To take from one because it is thought that his own industry and that of his fathers has acquired too much, is certainly to violate the first principle of our government.
The purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness.
The man who is afraid will do anything.
Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty.
Change is the only constant in life.
Surely, whatever is morally wrong cannot be politically right.
Libraries will be my greatest sacrifice.
Do you want to be your own master? Then read and find out.
Knowledge is power.
Inspiring Wisdom – Unforgettable Quotes by Thomas Jefferson part 5
A government with a strong moral compass has a secure future.
I fear for our country when I see a black man with a gun.
Merchants have no country.
History is the best teacher.
Action of the mind and body must be united for a life well-lived.
