The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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Tranquility is the old mans milk

Tranquility is the old mans milk

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

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

Health is the requisite after morality

Health is the requisite after morality

The second office of this government is honorable and easy, the first is but a...

The second office of this government is honorable and easy, the first is but a...

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.

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing...

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing...

I have ever deemed it more honorable and more profitable, too, to set a good...

I have ever deemed it more honorable and more profitable, too, to set a good...

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...

Power is not alluring to pure minds.

Power is not alluring to pure minds.

A free people claim their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not...

A free people claim their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not...

Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes...

Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes...

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

There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.

There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents.

Agreeable society is the first essential in constituting the happiness and of course the value...

Agreeable society is the first essential in constituting the happiness and of course the value...

Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by...

Mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by...

It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.

It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.

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

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

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...

If there is a God, atheism must seem to Him as less of an insult...

If there is a God, atheism must seem to Him as less of an insult...

You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it turns...

You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it turns...