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

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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The two principles on which our conduct towards the Indians should be founded, are justice...

The two principles on which our conduct towards the Indians should be founded, are justice...

The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the...

The constitutions of most of our States assert that all power is inherent in the...

It is to secure our rights that we resort to government at all.

It is to secure our rights that we resort to government at all.

I have often thought that nothing would do more extensive good at small expense than...

I have often thought that nothing would do more extensive good at small expense than...

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without...

Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without...

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.

Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.

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 most successful war seldom pays for its losses.

The most successful war seldom pays for its losses.

A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of...

A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of...

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...

The danger is that the cruel arts of their oppressors have enchained their minds, have...

The danger is that the cruel arts of their oppressors have enchained their minds, have...

But friendship is precious, not only in shade, but in the sunshine of life; and...

But friendship is precious, not only in shade, but in the sunshine of life; and...

No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another,...

No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another,...

I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my...

I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my...

I am for a government rigorously frugal and simple, applying all the possible savings of...

I am for a government rigorously frugal and simple, applying all the possible savings of...

Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a...

Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a...

I can never fear that things will go far wrong where common sense has fair...

I can never fear that things will go far wrong where common sense has fair...

Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I...

Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I...

The first wealth is health.

The first wealth is health.

All healthy men have thought of their own suicide

All healthy men have thought of their own suicide

Learning without reflection is a waste, reflection without learning is dangerous.

Learning without reflection is a waste, reflection without learning is dangerous.