He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: Errors Quotes, Falsehood Quotes, Truth Quotes

No nation is drunken where wine is cheap; and none sober, where the dearness of...

No nation is drunken where wine is cheap; and none sober, where the dearness of...

No man will ever bring out of the presidency the reputation which carries him into...

No man will ever bring out of the presidency the reputation which carries him into...

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...

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

Experience (has) long taught me the reasonableness of mutual sacrifices of opinion among those who...

Experience (has) long taught me the reasonableness of mutual sacrifices of opinion among those who...

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

No nation is permitted to live in ignorance with impunity

We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right, by the will...

We may consider each generation as a distinct nation, with a right, by the will...

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...

War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.

War is an instrument entirely inefficient toward redressing wrong; and multiplies, instead of indemnifying losses.

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...

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...

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government

Responsibility is a tremendous engine in a free government

What has been the effect of religious coercion? To make half the world fools, and...

What has been the effect of religious coercion? To make half the world fools, and...

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.

No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another,...

No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another,...

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and...

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and...

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...

It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt...

It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt...

Hope is the last thing ever lost

Hope is the last thing ever lost