Of all the cankers of human happiness none corrodes with so silent, yet so baneful an influence, as indolence

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility

The juries are our judges of all fact, and of law when they choose it.

The juries are our judges of all fact, and of law when they choose it.

My affections were first for my own country, then, generally, for all mankind

My affections were first for my own country, then, generally, for all mankind

We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy,...

We are endeavoring, too, to reduce the government to the practice of a rigorous economy,...

Delay is preferable to error.

Delay is preferable to error.

Speeches that are measured by the hour will die with the hour.

Speeches that are measured by the hour will die with the hour.

Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do.

Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do.

The same prudence which in private life would forbid our paying our own money for...

The same prudence which in private life would forbid our paying our own money for...

I never did, or countenanced, in public life, a single act inconsistent with the strictest...

I never did, or countenanced, in public life, a single act inconsistent with the strictest...

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.

I have great confidence in the common sense of mankind in general.

I have great confidence in the common sense of mankind in general.

The Creator has not thought proper to mark those in the forehead who are of...

The Creator has not thought proper to mark those in the forehead who are of...

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must...

Question with boldness even the existence of God; because, if there be one, he must...

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.

The moral sense, or conscience, is as much a part of man as his leg...

The moral sense, or conscience, is as much a part of man as his leg...

Speeches that are measured by the hour will die with the hour.

Speeches that are measured by the hour will die with the hour.

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health...

Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health...

We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable; that all men are created equal...

We hold these truths to be sacred and undeniable; that all men are created equal...

I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being...

I have no right, by anything I do or say, to demean a human being...

You see, but you do not observe

You see, but you do not observe