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Family Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
- But whatever be their degree of talent it is no measure of their rights. Because Sir Isaac Newton was superior to others in understanding, he…
- Public employment contributes neither to advantage nor happiness. It is but honorable exile from one's family and affairs.
- Any woodsman can tell you that in a broken and sundered nest, one can hardly find more than a precious few whole eggs. So it…
- I sincerely pray that all the members of the human family may, in the time prescribed by the Father of us all, find themselves securely…
- We should talk over the lessons of the day, or lose them in Music, Chess, or the merriments of our family companions.
- An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens . . . There has never been a moment…
- The office of reformer of the superstitions of a nation, is ever more dangerous. Jesus had to work on the perilous confines of reason and…
- France, freed from that monster, Bonaparte, must again become the most agreeable country on earth. It would be the second choice of all whose ties…
- I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage, with my books, my family, and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon,…
- The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family.
- The happiness of the domestic fireside is the first boon of Heaven; and it is well it is so, since it is that which is…
More Family Quotes
- Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. — Aristotle
- He who hath many friends hath none. — Aristotle
- Misfortune shows those who are not really friends. — Aristotle
- Friendship is essentially a partnership. — Aristotle
- A real man loves his wife, and places his family as the most important thing in life. Nothing has brought me more… — Frank Abagnale
- In every song I write, whether it's a love song or a political song or a song about family, the one thing… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- I grew up in a working-class family, so I guess you could say I write from what I know. — Andrea Arnold
- This airline is grateful for his extensive contributions and we will miss his friendship and support. We extend our deepest sympathies to… — Gerard Arpey
- I grew up playing music and enjoying good food, friends and family in my own backyard. — Rodney Atkins
- Little girls are cute and small only to adults. To one another they are not cute. They are life-sized. — Margaret Atwood
- If I can procure three hundred good substantial names of persons, or bodies, or institutions, I cannot fail to do well for… — John James Audubon
- How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it. — Marcus Aurelius