The most valuable of all talents is never using two words when one will do.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Health is worth more than learning.

Health is worth more than learning.

History has informed us that bodies of men as well as individuals are susceptible of...

History has informed us that bodies of men as well as individuals are susceptible of...

On the dogmas of religion, as distinguished from moral principles, all mankind, from the beginning...

On the dogmas of religion, as distinguished from moral principles, all mankind, from the beginning...

Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and...

Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and...

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

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

Every generation needs a new revolution.

Every generation needs a new revolution.

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...

I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true...

I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true...

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion....

Fix reason firmly in her seat, and call to her tribunal every fact, every opinion....

How much does free cost?

How much does free cost?

If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise...

If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise...

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

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

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.

It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read.

It is in our lives and not our words that our religion must be read.

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

I consider ethics, as well as religion, as supplements to law in the government of...

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a...

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a...

I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt...

I, however, place economy among the first and most important republican virtues, and public debt...

The Creator would indeed have been a bungling artist had he intended man for a...

The Creator would indeed have been a bungling artist had he intended man for a...

There's a little bit of hooker in every woman. A little bit of hooker and...

There's a little bit of hooker in every woman. A little bit of hooker and...

I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like...

I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like...