But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life; and thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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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...

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

Just because somebody doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they...

Just because somebody doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they...

It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A...

It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. A...

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...

To preserve the freedom of the human mind then and freedom of the press, every...

To preserve the freedom of the human mind then and freedom of the press, every...

In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and...

In truth, politeness is artificial good humor, it covers the natural want of it, and...

If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it...

If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it...

The second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a...

The second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a...

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...

Speeches that are measured by the hour will die with the hour.

Speeches that are measured by the hour will die with the hour.

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion....

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion....

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.

Delay is preferable to error.

Delay is preferable to error.

Never spend your money before you have it.

Never spend your money before you have it.

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

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

Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.

Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

It is far better to foresee even without certainty than not to foresee at all.

It is far better to foresee even without certainty than not to foresee at all.

Through loyalty to the past, our mind refuses to realize that tomorrow's joy is possible...

Through loyalty to the past, our mind refuses to realize that tomorrow's joy is possible...

When they turn the pages of history, when these days have passed long ago-- will...

When they turn the pages of history, when these days have passed long ago-- will...

The past is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets and re-explains what has...

The past is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets and re-explains what has...