He is happiest of whom the world says least, good or bad

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: Happiness Quotes

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on...

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on...

The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at...

The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at...

The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them.

The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them.

If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their...

If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their...

I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by...

I consider trial by jury as the only anchor ever yet imagined by man, by...

To myself, personally, it brings nothing but increasing drudgery and daily loss of friends.

To myself, personally, it brings nothing but increasing drudgery and daily loss of friends.

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to bear arms is, as...

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to bear arms is, as...

Conquest is not in our principles; it is inconsistent with our government.

Conquest is not in our principles; it is inconsistent with our government.

When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall...

When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall...

Delay is preferable to error.

Delay is preferable to error.

Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us.

Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us.

I live for books.

I live for books.

The Creator would indeed have been a bungling artist had he intended man for a...

The Creator would indeed have been a bungling artist had he intended man for a...

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

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

One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them.

One loves to possess arms, though they hope never to have occasion for them.

A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise...

A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise...

Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong

Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong

The moral sense is the first excellence of well-organized man.

The moral sense is the first excellence of well-organized man.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.

Excellence is the best deterrent to racism or sexism.