Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: Honesty Quotes, Wisdom Quotes

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on...

A bill of rights is what the people are entitled to against every government on...

It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war; but if it shall actually...

It is our duty still to endeavor to avoid war; but if it shall actually...

One man with courage is a majority.

One man with courage is a majority.

The danger is that the cruel arts of their oppressors have enchained their minds, have...

The danger is that the cruel arts of their oppressors have enchained their minds, have...

Delay is preferable to error.

Delay is preferable to error.

An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which...

An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which...

History has informed us that bodies of men as well as individuals are susceptible of...

History has informed us that bodies of men as well as individuals are susceptible of...

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...

Morals were too essential to the happiness of man, to be risked on the uncertain...

Morals were too essential to the happiness of man, to be risked on the uncertain...

It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.

It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.

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...

When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall...

When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall...

Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road...

Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road...

Let those flatter who fear; it is not an American art

Let those flatter who fear; it is not an American art

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause...

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause...

How much does free cost?

How much does free cost?

I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover...

I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover...

The States should be left to do whatever acts they can do as well as...

The States should be left to do whatever acts they can do as well as...

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...

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want...

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want...