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Self Quotes by Thomas Jefferson
- the qualifications for self-government in society are not innate. they are the result of habit and long training.
- We have the wolf by the ears, and we can neither hold him, nor safely let him go. Justice is in one scale, and self-preservation…
- 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…
- A first attempt to recover the right of self government may fail, so may a second, a third, etc. But as a younger and more…
- May [our Declaration of Independence] be to the world, what I believe it will be (to some parts sooner, to others later, but finally to…
- The right of self-government does not comprehend the government of others.
- 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…
- Ignorance and bigotry, like other insanities, are incapable of self-government.
- The patriot, like the Christian, must learn to bear revilings and persecutions as a part of his duty; and in proportion as the trial is…
- We established however some, although not all its [self-government] important principles . The constitutions of most of our States assert, that all power is inherent…
- It has also been a great solace to me, to believe that you are engaged in vindicating to posterity the course we have pursued for…
- Private fortunes, in the present state of our circulation, are at the mercy of those self-created money lenders, and are prostrated by the floods of…
- We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, among…
- The human character, we believe, requires in general constant and immediate control to prevent its being biased from right by the seductions of self-love.
- The law of self-preservation is higher than written law.
- No one, I hope, can doubt my wish to see... all mankind exercising self-government, and capable of exercising it. But the question is not what…
- Self-interest, or rather self-love, or egoism, has been more plausibly substituted as the basis of morality.
- Every man, and every body of men on earth, possesses the right of self-government. They receive it with their being from the hand of nature.…
- We act not for ourselves but for the whole human race. The event of our experiment is to show whether man can be trusted with…
- An enlightened citizenry is indispensable for the proper functioning of a republic. Self-government is not possible unless the citizens are educated sufficiently to enable them…
More Self Quotes
- To this military attitude of the soul we give the name of Heroism... It is a self-trust which slights the restraints of… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- Follow the three R's: - Respect for self. - Respect for others. - Responsibility for all your actions. — Dalai Lama
- Life never was intended to be easy. Rather, it is a period of proving and growth. It is interwoven with difficulties, challenges,… — Richard G. Scott
- If there is any aim to achieve by all of us as a human being, it is to be so strong that… — Senoraroy
- The value of the Old Testament may be dependant on what seems its imperfection. It may repel one use in order that… — C.S. Lewis
- Self-love exaggerates our faults as well as our virtues. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Forgive yourself and get over 'self hatred.' In life, everybody screws up I mean everybody. Some people blame themselves for stuff, when… — Pacifiersucker