I have no ambition to govern men it is a painful and thankless office.
Quote by Thomas Jefferson
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I have no ambition to govern men it is a painful and thankless office.
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Thomas Jefferson Quotes
- He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.
- Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others. Our own share of miseries is sufficient: why enter then as volunteers into those of another?
- The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
- A wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circlue of our felicities.
- I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just that his justice cannot sleep forever.
- My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.
- History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.
- History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.
- I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be.
- The good opinion of mankind, like the lever of Archimedes, with the given fulcrum, moves the world.
Best Quotes
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- People who don't take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year. People who do take risks generally make about two big mistakes a year.
- Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth.
- I always have issues with trust.
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- Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes - every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its impress upon the soul of man.
- Some of the most famous books are the least worth reading. Their fame was due to their having done something that needed to be doing in their day. The work is done and the virtue of the book has expired.
- There's a tremendous difference between alone and lonely. You could be lonely in a group of people. I like being alone. I like eating by myself. I go home at night and just watch a movie or hang out with my dog. I have to exert myself and really say, oh God, I've got to see my friends 'cause I'm too content being by myself.