I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: Luck Quotes

If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their...

If people let government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their...

I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I feel...

I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I feel...

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...

An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow...

An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow...

I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.

I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office.

The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity...

The world is indebted for all triumphs which have been gained by reason and humanity...

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 have often thought that nothing would do more extensive good at small expense than...

I have often thought that nothing would do more extensive good at small expense than...

The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and...

The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and...

An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.

An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.

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 man who fears no truth has nothing to fear from lies.

The man who fears no truth has nothing to fear from lies.

Whatever enables us to go to war, secures our peace

Whatever enables us to go to war, secures our peace

Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers,...

Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers,...

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 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.

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...

I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny...

I have sworn upon the altar of God, eternal hostility against every form of tyranny...

Where mercy, love, and pity dwell, there God is dwelling too.

Where mercy, love, and pity dwell, there God is dwelling too.

I sought my soul, but my soul I could not see. I sought my God,...

I sought my soul, but my soul I could not see. I sought my God,...