Thomas Jefferson Famous Quotes

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past. – Thomas Jefferson

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. – Thomas Jefferson

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. – Thomas Jefferson

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I have. – Thomas Jefferson

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money. – Thomas Jefferson

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. – Thomas Jefferson

Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. – Thomas Jefferson

I cannot live without books. – Thomas Jefferson

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. – Thomas Jefferson

If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done. – Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson Famous Quotes part 2

The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph. – Thomas Jefferson

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. – Thomas Jefferson

I’m a great believer in luck, and I find that the harder I work, the more I have of it. – Thomas Jefferson

Educate and inform the whole mass of the people. They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty. – Thomas Jefferson

I never considered a difference in opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. – Thomas Jefferson

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. – Thomas Jefferson

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it. – Thomas Jefferson

It is neither wealth nor splendor, but tranquility and occupation which give happiness. – Thomas Jefferson

I’m a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. – Thomas Jefferson

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money. – Thomas Jefferson

I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing. – Thomas Jefferson

It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good. – Thomas Jefferson

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. – Thomas Jefferson

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as a cause for withdrawing from a friend. – Thomas Jefferson

I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. – Thomas Jefferson

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. – Thomas Jefferson

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances. – Thomas Jefferson

I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. – Thomas Jefferson

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching. – Thomas Jefferson

I’m a firm believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. – Thomas Jefferson

No man will ever carry out of the presidency the reputation which carried him into it. – Thomas Jefferson

Never spend your money before you have earned it. – Thomas Jefferson

But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine. – Thomas Jefferson

I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. – Thomas Jefferson

It is in our lives, and not our words, that our religion must be read. By the same test the worth of a religion must be determined, as the value of other things. – Thomas Jefferson

I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. – Thomas Jefferson

I am an advocate for liberty. If liberty is not an end in itself, it is worthless. – Thomas Jefferson

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it. – Thomas Jefferson

On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock. – Thomas Jefferson

The most successful warriors are the ones who conquer themselves. – Thomas Jefferson

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have. – Thomas Jefferson

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. – Thomas Jefferson

Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected. – Thomas Jefferson

When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty. – Thomas Jefferson

Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. – Thomas Jefferson

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past. – Thomas Jefferson

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. – Thomas Jefferson

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. – Thomas Jefferson

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I have. – Thomas Jefferson

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money. – Thomas Jefferson

Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. – Thomas Jefferson

Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. – Thomas Jefferson

I cannot live without books. – Thomas Jefferson

The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. – Thomas Jefferson

If you want something you’ve never had, you must be willing to do something you’ve never done. – Thomas Jefferson

The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph. – Thomas Jefferson

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing. – Thomas Jefferson

I’m a great believer in luck, and I find that the harder I work, the more I have of it. – Thomas Jefferson

Educate and inform the whole mass of the people. They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty. – Thomas Jefferson

I never considered a difference in opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. – Thomas Jefferson

The only way to do great work is to love what you do. – Thomas Jefferson

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than those attending too small a degree of it. – Thomas Jefferson

It is neither wealth nor splendor, but tranquility and occupation which give happiness. – Thomas Jefferson

I’m a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. – Thomas Jefferson

The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money. – Thomas Jefferson

I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing. – Thomas Jefferson

It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good. – Thomas Jefferson

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. – Thomas Jefferson

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as a cause for withdrawing from a friend. – Thomas Jefferson

I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. – Thomas Jefferson

I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. – Thomas Jefferson

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances. – Thomas Jefferson

I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man. – Thomas Jefferson

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching. – Thomas Jefferson

I’m a firm believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. – Thomas Jefferson

No man will ever carry out of the presidency the reputation which carried him into it. – Thomas Jefferson

Never spend your money before you have earned it. – Thomas Jefferson

But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life, and thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine. – Thomas Jefferson

I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. – Thomas Jefferson

It is in our lives, and not our words, that our religion must be read. By the same test the worth of a religion must be determined, as the value of other things. – Thomas Jefferson

I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it. – Thomas Jefferson

I am an advocate for liberty. If liberty is not an end in itself, it is worthless. – Thomas Jefferson

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it. – Thomas Jefferson

On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock. – Thomas Jefferson

The most successful warriors are the ones who conquer themselves. – Thomas Jefferson

I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have. – Thomas Jefferson

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. – Thomas Jefferson

Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected. – Thomas Jefferson

When the people fear the government, there is tyranny. When the government fears the people, there is liberty. – Thomas Jefferson

Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. – Thomas Jefferson