Thomas Jefferson

There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents…

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal nothing…

I find that he is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad…

I have no ambition to govern men it is a painful and thankless office…

The second office in the government is honorable and easy the first is but a…

Question with boldness even the existence of a God because, if there be one, he…

I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny…

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

I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the…

Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I…

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

An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which…

The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time…

It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good…

I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason…