Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is body without mind.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: Mind Quotes

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

I like the power given the Legislature to levy taxes, and for that reason solely...

I like the power given the Legislature to levy taxes, and for that reason solely...

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

In every country and every age, the priest had been hostile to Liberty.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us that the less...

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us that the less...

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

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...

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending...

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending...

Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves...

Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves...

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.

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...

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...

Man is fed with fables through life, and leaves it in the belief he knows...

Man is fed with fables through life, and leaves it in the belief he knows...

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

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

Is it less dishonest to do what is wrong because it is not expressly prohibited...

Is it less dishonest to do what is wrong because it is not expressly prohibited...

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.

When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.

When a man assumes a public trust he should consider himself a public property.

The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or...

The republican is the only form of government which is not eternally at open or...

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

Leadership is an unbelievably hard communications job.

Leadership is an unbelievably hard communications job.

New information and communications technologies can improve the quality of life for people with disabilities,...

New information and communications technologies can improve the quality of life for people with disabilities,...

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live...

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live...

People with honorary awards are looked upon with disfavor. Would you let an honorary mechanic...

People with honorary awards are looked upon with disfavor. Would you let an honorary mechanic...