"The happiness of the domestic fireside is the……" — Thomas Jefferson
"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 the lot of the mass of mankind."
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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.
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Born in other countries, yet believing you could be happy in this, our laws acknowledge, as they should do, your…
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[Emigrants] will bring with them the principles of the governments they leave, imbibed in their early youth; or, if able…
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The only security of all is in a free press. The force of public opinion cannot be resisted when permitted…
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It is strangely absurd to suppose that a million of human beings, collected together, are not under the same moral…
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The sentiments of men are known not only by what they receive, but what they reject also.
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If ever there was a holy war, it was that which saved our liberties and gave us independence.
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We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people whatever.
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I have always said that a studious perusal of the sacred volume will make better citizens, better fathers, and better…
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The sovereign invigorator of the body is exercise, and of all the exercises walking is the best.
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It is not only vain, but wicked, in a legislator to frame laws in opposition to the laws of nature,…
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Motherhood is the keystone of the arch of matrimonial happiness.
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Prayer in the hour of need is a great boon. From simple trials to our Gethsemanes, prayer - persistent prayer…
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If you pray for bread and bring no basket to carry it, you prove the doubting spirit, which may be…
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Youth is a silly, vapid state, Old age with fears and ills is rife, This simple boon I beg of…
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We all do no end of feeling, and we mistake it for thinking. And out of it we get an…
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Since I do not forsee that atomic energy is to be a great boon for a long time, I have…
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We recipients of the boon of liberty have always been ready, when faced with discomfort, to discard any and all…
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Boys, the first drink is a boon, the second is a gamble, the third is poor judgment, and then the…
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It is often said that the earth belongs to the race, as if raw land was a boon, or gift.
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I have always suspected that too much knowledge is a dangerous thing. It is a boon to people who don't…
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Dear Lord; we beg but one boon more: Peace in the hearts of all men living, peace in the whole…
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