An injured friend is the bitterest of foes.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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I have often thought that nothing would do more extensive good at small expense than...

I have often thought that nothing would do more extensive good at small expense than...

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads...

The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads...

My affections were first for my own country, then, generally, for all mankind

My affections were first for my own country, then, generally, for all mankind

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

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...

Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with...

Politics is such a torment that I advise everyone I love not to mix with...

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...

The same prudence which in private life would forbid our paying our own money for...

The same prudence which in private life would forbid our paying our own money for...

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened.

How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened.

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand...

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand...

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

The animosities of soverigns are temporary, and may be allayed; but those which seize the...

The animosities of soverigns are temporary, and may be allayed; but those which seize the...

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...

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

I am captivated more by dreams of the future than by the history of the...

I am captivated more by dreams of the future than by the history of the...

If there be one principle more deeply rooted than any other in the mind of...

If there be one principle more deeply rooted than any other in the mind of...

There are many highly successful businesses in the United States. There are also many highly...

There are many highly successful businesses in the United States. There are also many highly...

I have found out in later years [that] we were very poor, but the glory...

I have found out in later years [that] we were very poor, but the glory...

O' the mass of arms, the brilliant leadership, the courage and magnitude of the ancient...

O' the mass of arms, the brilliant leadership, the courage and magnitude of the ancient...

If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody.

If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody.