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

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang...

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang...

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,...

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook...

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook...

Honesty, disinterestedness and good nature are indispensable to procure the esteem and confidence of those...

Honesty, disinterestedness and good nature are indispensable to procure the esteem and confidence of those...

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government

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...

Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his...

Believing with you that religion is a matter which lies solely between man and his...

I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may...

I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may...

Be polite to all, but intimate with few.

Be polite to all, but intimate with few.

Under the law of nature, all men are born free, every one comes into the...

Under the law of nature, all men are born free, every one comes into the...

If there is one principle more deeply rooted in the mind of every American, it...

If there is one principle more deeply rooted in the mind of every American, it...

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...

It was more in our spirit to let things come to rights by the plain...

It was more in our spirit to let things come to rights by the plain...

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

I do not find in orthodox Christianity one redeeming feature.

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

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

Freedom of the person under the protection of habeas corpus. I deem one of the...

Freedom of the person under the protection of habeas corpus. I deem one of the...

I have ever deemed it more honorable and more profitable, too, to set a good...

I have ever deemed it more honorable and more profitable, too, to set a good...

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of...

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of...

It is the true office of history to represent the events themselves, together with the...

It is the true office of history to represent the events themselves, together with the...

Liberty consists in wholesome restraint

Liberty consists in wholesome restraint