I find that he is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad.
Quote by Thomas Jefferson
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I find that he is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad.
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Thomas Jefferson Quotes
- I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
- 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.
- I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.
- Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.
- To penetrate and dissipate these clouds of darkness, the general mind must be strengthened by education.
- In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.
- Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.
- Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very fast.
- When angry count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred.
- So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done, either cannot, or ought not to be done.
Best Quotes
- Wisdom is the quality that keeps you from getting into situations where you need it.
- I am running for president to help create a better future. A future where everyone who wants a job can find one. Where no senior fears for the security of their retirement. An America where every parent knows that their child will get an education that leads them to a good job and a bright horizon.
- We know the past and its great events, the present in its multitudinous complications, chiefly through faith in the testimony of others.
- Engineering undergraduates should not be charged fees. They should receive grants, not student loans, and the government will get the money back long-term from increased exports.
- It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar - that I call an achievement.
- No harm comes to man from outside alone: dumbness is the objective spirit.
- Unwearied ceaseless effort is the price that must be paid for turning faith into a rich infallible experience.
- The most solid piece of scientific truth I know of is that we are profoundly ignorant about nature.
- If you pursue good with labor, the labor passes away but the good remains if you pursue evil with pleasure, the pleasure passes away and the evil remains.
- The perfect date for me would be staying at home, making a big picnic in bed, eating Wotsits and cookies while watching cable TV.