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Confidence Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
- All authority belongs to the people... In questions of power let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief…
- Free government is founded in jealousy, and not in confidence; it is jealousy, and not confidence, which prescribes limited constitutions, to bind down those whom…
- no one more sincerely wishes the spread of information among mankind than I do, and none has greater confidence in it's effect towards supporting free…
- When the representative body have lost the confidence of their constituents, when they have notoriously made sale of their most valuable rights, when they have…
- It behooves our citizens to be on their guard, to be firm in their principles, and full of confidence in themselves. We are able to…
- I have so much confidence in the good sense of man, and his qualifications for self-government, that I am never afraid of the issue where…
- Men by their constitutions are naturally divided into two parties: 1. Those who fear and distrust the people, and wish to draw all powers from…
- The division into whig and tory is founded in the nature of men; the weakly and nerveless, the rich and the corrupt, seeing more safety…
- My confidence is that there will for a long time be virtue and good sense enough in our countrymen to correct abuses.
- Confidence is everywhere the parent of despotism. Free government is founded in jealousy, and not in confidence.
- Honesty, disinterestedness and good nature are indispensable to procure the esteem and confidence of those with whom we live, and on whose esteem our happiness…
- I have great confidence in the common sense of mankind in general.
- I do believe that General Washington had not a firm confidence in the durability of our government. He was naturally distrustful of men, and inclined…
- Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental…
- It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.
- Resolved ... that it would be a dangerous delusion were a confidence in the men of our choice to silence our fears for the safety…
- Laws that forbid the carrying of arms . . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes . . .…
More Confidence Quotes
- I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself. — Pietro Aretino
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is the greatest quality of the mind next to honor. — Aristotle
- Courage is a mean with regard to fear and confidence. — Aristotle
- Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist. — Mary Kay Ash
- One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. — Arthur Ashe
- Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to one but she has the means of… — Jane Austen
- I am not a has-been. I am a will be. — Lauren Bacall
- When a woman reaches twenty-six in America, she's on the slide. It's downhill all the way from then on. It doesn't give… — Lauren Bacall
- Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they're yours. — Richard Bach
- No man has the right to dictate what other men should perceive, create or produce, but all should be encouraged to reveal… — Ansel Adams
- Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being ill at ease with yourself. — Honore de Balzac