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Best Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
- The sovereign invigorator of the body is exercise, and of all the exercises walking is the best.
- The true theory of our Constitution is surely the wisest and best, that the states are independent as to everything within themselves and united as…
- It is not the policy of the government in America to give aid to works of any kind. They let things take their natural course…
- The Christian religion is the best religion that has ever been given to man
- Among the most inestimable of our blessings is that ... of liberty to worship our Creator in the way we think most agreeable to His…
- Of the various executive abilities, no one excited more anxious concern than that of placing the interests of our fellow-citizens in the hands of honest…
- The way to have good and safe government is not to trust it all to one, but to divide it among the many, distributing to…
- I believe the states can best govern our home concerns and the federal government our foreign ones.
- This formidable censor of the public functionaries [the press], by arraigning them at the tribunal of public opinion, produces reform peaceably, which must otherwise be…
- Never suppose that in any possible situation or under any circumstances that it is best for you to do a dishonorable thing however slightly so…
- It is a problem, not clear in my mind, that [a society without government, as among our Indians] is not the best. But I believe…
- Take more pleasure in giving what is best to another than in having it for yourself, and then all the world will love you.
- Believing that the happiness of mankind is best promoted by the useful pursuits of peace, that on these alone a stable prosperity can be founded,…
- [T]he States can best govern our home concerns and the general government our foreign ones. I wish, therefore . . . never to see all…
- War is not the best engine for us to resort to; nature has given us one in our commerce, which if properly managed, will be…
- Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains rather than do an immoral act. And never…
- The natural aristocracy I consider as the most precious gift of nature for the instruction, the trusts, and government of society. And indeed it would…
- The art of life is the art of avoiding pain; and he is the best pilot, who steers clearest of the rocks and shoals with…
- Sir, no nation has ever yet existed or been governed without religion. Nor can be. The Christian religion is the best religion that has been…
- When earth is rich it bids defiance to droughts, yields in abundance and of the best quality.
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- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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- Hope is a waking dream. — Aristotle
- My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake. — Aristotle
- At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. — Aristotle
- The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances. — Aristotle