Morals were too essential to the happiness of man, to be risked on the uncertain combinations of the head. Nature laid their foundation, therefore, in sentiment, not in science.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

Topics: Feelings Quotes, Morality Quotes

I cannot live without books.

I cannot live without books.

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.

The people are the only censors of their governors, and even their errors will tend...

The people are the only censors of their governors, and even their errors will tend...

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...

All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the...

All, too, will bear in mind this sacred principle, that though the will of the...

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

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

As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show...

As our enemies have found we can reason like men, so now let us show...

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.

Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from truth who believes nothing,...

Ignorance is preferable to error; and he is less remote from truth who believes nothing,...

Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends life, liberty, and the pursuit...

Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends life, liberty, and the pursuit...

I hope we shall take warning from the example of England and crush in its...

I hope we shall take warning from the example of England and crush in its...

I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the...

I know of no safe depository of the ultimate powers of the society but the...

Taste cannot be controlled by law

Taste cannot be controlled by law

Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of...

Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of...

Errors of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.

Errors of opinion may be tolerated where reason is left free to combat it.

I live for books.

I live for books.

History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.

History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy.

A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy.

Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up,...

Any people anywhere, being inclined and having the power, have the right to rise up,...

No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported...

No event in American history is more misunderstood than the Vietnam War. It was misreported...