Money, not morality, is the principle commerce of civilized nations.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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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...

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

Those who sacrifice freedom for safety deserve neither.

I believe that justice is instinct and innate; the moral sense is as much a...

I believe that justice is instinct and innate; the moral sense is as much a...

Taste cannot be controlled by law.

Taste cannot be controlled by law.

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...

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand...

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand...

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have

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...

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...

The spirit of this country is totally adverse to a large military force.

The spirit of this country is totally adverse to a large military force.

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 liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

The liberty of speaking and writing guards our other liberties.

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...

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.

Never spend your money before you have it.

Never spend your money before you have it.

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...

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...

Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is...

Bodily decay is gloomy in prospect, but of all human contemplations the most abhorrent is...

Old age is no place for sissies.

Old age is no place for sissies.

If you want a thing done well, get a couple of old broads to do...

If you want a thing done well, get a couple of old broads to do...

It's a huge change for your body. You don't even want to look in the...

It's a huge change for your body. You don't even want to look in the...

Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can...

Learn to be quiet enough to hear the genuine within yourself so that you can...

I had no reason to doubt that brains were suitable for a woman. And as...

I had no reason to doubt that brains were suitable for a woman. And as...