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Giving Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
- 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 superiority of chocolate (hot chocolate), both for health and nourishment, will soon give it the same preference over tea and coffee in America which…
- female education ... has occupied my attention so far only as the education of my own daughters ... I thought it essential to give them…
- When habit has strengthened our sense of duties, they leave us no time for other things; but when young we neglect them and this gives…
- To all of which is added a selection from the elementary schools of subjects of the most promising genius, whose parents are too poor to…
- Considering the great importance to the public liberty of the freedom of the press, and the difficulty of submitting it to very precise rules, the…
- The most effectual means of preventing the perversion of power into tyranny are to illuminate, as far as practicable, the minds of the people at…
- I have learned to be less confident in the conclusions of human reason, and give more credit to the honesty of contrary opinions.
- Take more pleasure in giving what is best to another than in having it for yourself, and then all the world will love you.
- I love peace, and am anxious that we should give the world still another useful lesson, by showing to them other modes of punishing injuries…
- The power of making war often prevents it, and in our case would give efficacy to our desire of peace.
- Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give the earth itself and all it contains, rather than do an immoral act.
- It should be our endeavor to cultivate the peace and friendship of every nation . . . . Our interest will be to throw open…
- 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…
- I suppose, indeed, that in public life, a man whose political principles have any decided character and who has energy enough to give them effect…
- I have been happy . . . in believing that . . . whatever follies we may be led into as to foreign nations, we…
- The example of changing a constitution by assembling the wise men of the state, instead of assembling armies, will be worth as much to the…
- The construction applied . . . to those parts of the Constitution of the United States which delegate Congress a power . . . ought…
- [T]he opinion which gives to the judges the right to decide what laws are constitutional and what not, not only for themselves, in their, own…
- We lay it down as a fundamental, that laws, to be just, must give a reciprocation of right; that, without this, they are mere arbitrary…
- Peace with all nations, and the right which that gives us with respect to all nations, are our object.
- 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 given…
- It is a principle that the right to a thing gives a right to the means without which it could not be used, that is…
- The idea is quite unfounded that on entering into society we give up any natural rights.
- But the Chief Justice says, 'There must be an ultimate arbiter somewhere.' True, there must; but does that prove it is either party? The ultimate…
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- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I love the idea of anthropomorphizing machines. I love the idea of taking technology and giving it a personality. — J. J. Abrams
- Most people would rather give than get affection. — Aristotle
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle
- I don't want to do business with those who don't make a profit, because they can't give the best service. — Richard Bach
- Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their… — Karen Armstrong
- Yet, so far from laboring to know the forbidden tree of worldly pleasures and its various fruits, man gives himself up to… — Johann Arndt
- Give yourself something to work toward - constantly. — Mary Kay Ash
- From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life. — Arthur Ashe
- A subtle thought that is in error may yet give rise to fruitful inquiry that can establish truths of great value. — Isaac Asimov
- For it is in giving that we receive. — Francis of Assisi