Above all things, and at all times, practice yourself in good humor.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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

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

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

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

An injured friend is the bitterest of foes.

An injured friend is the bitterest of foes.

The most truthful part of a newspaper is the advertisements

The most truthful part of a newspaper is the advertisements

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...

I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true...

I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true...

A free people claim their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not...

A free people claim their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not...

It is always better to have no ideas than false ones; to believe nothing, than...

It is always better to have no ideas than false ones; to believe nothing, than...

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

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

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

Never spend your money before you have earned it.

Never spend your money before you have earned it.

History has informed us that bodies of men as well as individuals are susceptible of...

History has informed us that bodies of men as well as individuals are susceptible of...

There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me.

There is not a sprig of grass that shoots uninteresting to me.

I steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear astern. My hopes indeed...

I steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear astern. My hopes indeed...

On the dogmas of religion, as distinguished from moral principles, all mankind, from the beginning...

On the dogmas of religion, as distinguished from moral principles, all mankind, from the beginning...

Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of...

Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of...

No one can be reasonable and angry at the same time

No one can be reasonable and angry at the same time

No defender of slavery, I concede that it has its benevolent aspects in lifting the...

No defender of slavery, I concede that it has its benevolent aspects in lifting the...

No pope ever condemned slavery

No pope ever condemned slavery

Few tasks are more like the torture of Sisyphus than housework, with its endless repetition:...

Few tasks are more like the torture of Sisyphus than housework, with its endless repetition:...