One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less...

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less...

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

The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.

The advertisement is the most truthful part of a newspaper.

Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can...

Sometimes it is said that man cannot be trusted with the government of himself. Can...

The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest

The whole art of government consists in the art of being honest

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.

A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits...

A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits...

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

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

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of...

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of...

Honesty, disinterestedness and good nature are indispensable to procure the esteem and confidence of those...

Honesty, disinterestedness and good nature are indispensable to procure the esteem and confidence of those...

When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, an hundred.

When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, an hundred.

I do not agree that an age of pleasure is no compensation for a moment...

I do not agree that an age of pleasure is no compensation for a moment...

Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper.

Advertisements contain the only truths to be relied on in a newspaper.

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.

Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves...

Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves...

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

One insult pocketed soon produces another

One insult pocketed soon produces another

No defender of slavery, I concede that it has its benevolent aspects in lifting the...

No defender of slavery, I concede that it has its benevolent aspects in lifting the...

There is no slave out of heaven like a loving woman; and, of all loving...

There is no slave out of heaven like a loving woman; and, of all loving...

Another of my wishes is to depend as little as possible on the labor of...

Another of my wishes is to depend as little as possible on the labor of...