Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy bears the presence of a rival.

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at...

The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at...

No man will ever bring out of the presidency the reputation which carries him into...

No man will ever bring out of the presidency the reputation which carries him into...

He who knows best knows how little he knows.

He who knows best knows how little he knows.

I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale...

I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale...

It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of...

It behooves every man who values liberty of conscience for himself, to resist invasions of...

Religions are all alike -- founded upon fables and mythologies

Religions are all alike -- founded upon fables and mythologies

Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of...

Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of...

Millions of innocent men, women, and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burned,...

Millions of innocent men, women, and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burned,...

The man who fears no truth has nothing to fear from lies.

The man who fears no truth has nothing to fear from lies.

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

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

History, I believe, furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government....

History, I believe, furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government....

I have but one system of ethics for men and for nations - to be...

I have but one system of ethics for men and for nations - to be...

I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover...

I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover...

We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a featherbed.

We are not to expect to be translated from despotism to liberty in a featherbed.

I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more...

I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more...

One man with courage is a majority.

One man with courage is a majority.

I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale...

I am mortified to be told that, in the United States of America, the sale...

One insult pocketed soon produces another

One insult pocketed soon produces another

She...can talk brillantly upon any subject provided she knows nothing about it.

She...can talk brillantly upon any subject provided she knows nothing about it.

You speak an infinite deal of nothing.

You speak an infinite deal of nothing.