I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true old man's milk and restorative cordial.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: Age Quotes, Funny Quotes

Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government.

Conquest is not in our principles. It is inconsistent with our government.

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and...

The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and...

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have

We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy,...

We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy,...

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

He who knows best knows how little he knows.

He who knows best knows how little he knows.

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government.

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government.

No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one...

No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one...

Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do.

Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do.

I live for books.

I live for books.

Among the most inestimable of our blessings, also, is that.. of liberty to worship our...

Among the most inestimable of our blessings, also, is that.. of liberty to worship our...

It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or...

It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or...

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

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

We don't come here [Canada] for our health. We can think of other ways of...

We don't come here [Canada] for our health. We can think of other ways of...

My views and feelings are in favor of the abolition of war--and I hope it...

My views and feelings are in favor of the abolition of war--and I hope it...

It is to secure our rights that we resort to government at all.

It is to secure our rights that we resort to government at all.

Perfect happiness I believe was never intended by the deity to be the lot of...

Perfect happiness I believe was never intended by the deity to be the lot of...

Happiness is: Looking in a mirror and liking what you see

Happiness is: Looking in a mirror and liking what you see

The non permanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are...

The non permanent appearance of happiness and distress, and their disappearance in due course, are...