"Paper is poverty, it is only the ghost……" — Thomas Jefferson

"Paper is poverty, it is only the ghost of money, and not money itself."

— Thomas Jefferson

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1,437 Quotes by Thomas Jefferson

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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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The pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. — Francis Bacon
A cheerful frame of mind, reinforced by relaxation... is the medicine that puts all ghosts of fear on the run. — George Matthew Adams
Ghosts, like ladies, never speak till spoke to. — Richard Harris Barham
We glorify the Holy Ghost together with the Father and the Son, from the conviction that He is not separated… — Saint Basil
As we were baptized, so we profess our belief. As we profess our belief, so also we offer praise. As… — Saint Basil
God our Father, Jesus, our Elder Brother and our Redeemer, and the Holy Ghost, the Testator, are perfect. They know… — Ezra Taft Benson
O Death, rock me asleep, bring me to quiet rest, let pass my weary guiltless ghost out of my careful… — Anne Boleyn
On the other hand, what I like my music to do to me is awaken the ghosts inside of me.… — David Bowie
In Eastern culture, people see ghosts, people talk about ghosts... it's just accepted. And in Western culture it's just not. — Jessica Alba
As a child, these colourful superheroes that could fly, or were horrifying like Ghost Rider and the Hulk, with this… — Nicolas Cage
I think that 'Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance' was mentally taxing, if only because I had to go to a… — Nicolas Cage
I would like to hook up with one of the great Japanese filmmakers, like the master that made 'Ringu,' and… — Nicolas Cage

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