"From candlelight to early bedtime, I read." — Thomas Jefferson

"From candlelight to early bedtime, I read."

— Thomas Jefferson

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1,437 Quotes by Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson has 1,437 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Religious leaders will always avail themselves of public ignorance for their own purpose.
Born in other countries, yet believing you could be happy in this, our laws acknowledge, as they should do, your…
[Emigrants] will bring with them the principles of the governments they leave, imbibed in their early youth; or, if able…
The only security of all is in a free press. The force of public opinion cannot be resisted when permitted…
It is strangely absurd to suppose that a million of human beings, collected together, are not under the same moral…
The sentiments of men are known not only by what they receive, but what they reject also.
If ever there was a holy war, it was that which saved our liberties and gave us independence.
We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people whatever.
I have always said that a studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens, better fathers, and better…
The sovereign invigorator of the body is exercise, and of all the exercises walking is the best.
It is not only vain, but wicked, in a legislator to frame laws in opposition to the laws of nature,…
Motherhood is the keystone of the arch of matrimonial happiness.

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More Bedtime Quotes

This quote is filed under Bedtime Quotes, one of 131 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:

Those of us who can remember our childhoods will recall how ardently we relished the moment of the bedtime story,… — Paul Auster
Like all writers, he measured the achievements of others by what they had accomplished, asking of them that they measure… — Jorge Luis Borges
Great writers are the saints for the godless. — Anita Brookner
Recipe writers hate to write about heat. They despise it. Because there aren't proper words for communicating what should be… — Alton Brown
Physical activity within four hours of bedtime and illness can also cause this type of insomnia. — Unknown Author
The persons hardest to convince that they're at the retirement age are children at bedtime. — Shannon Fife
I will defend the importance of bedtime stories to my last gasp. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
I usually doze off between 7:30 and 9 p.m. while putting my baby to sleep. Then I suddenly wake up… — Padma Lakshmi
The other night I was walking down the stairs behind one of my daughters. I was tired, and she was… — Forest Whitaker
I adore going to movie sets and being part of a team trying to create something. And yet, I hate… — Jennifer Garner
I'd love to do some bedtime stories for kids or that kind of thing. But with the demands of the… — Roma Downey
I'm pretty earthy; I nursed forever because I liked it and my kids liked it, but at the same time… — Ana Gasteyer

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