Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

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...

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...

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.

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to...

The will of the people is the only legitimate foundation of any government, and to...

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....

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.

Our principles are founded on the immovable basis of equal right and reason.

Our principles are founded on the immovable basis of equal right and reason.

I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more...

I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more...

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...

Above all things, and at all times, practice yourself in good humor.

Above all things, and at all times, practice yourself in good humor.

Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind.

Happiness is not being pained in body or troubled in mind.

The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the...

The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the...

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...

Truth is great and will prevail if left to herself, that she is the proper...

Truth is great and will prevail if left to herself, that she is the proper...

What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all...

What is true of every member of the society, individually, is true of them all...

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...

An injured friend is the bitterest of foes.

An injured friend is the bitterest of foes.

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.

Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in...

Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in...

After World War II society had to settle back for a moment before it picked...

After World War II society had to settle back for a moment before it picked...