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Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst and cold.

Thomas Jefferson

The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

God Government Injury Neighbor Power Religion
Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Believe Ignorance Prefer Truth
Take care of your cents: Dollars will take care of themselves.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Care Hustle Inspirational Money Success Take Care
Experience declares that man is the only animal which devours his own kind; for I can apply no milder term to the governments of Europe, and to the general prey of the rich on the poor.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Declare Experience Government Man Poor Rich
I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

DAngry Deep Freedom One Liner Peace Slavery
When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Duty Injustice Justice Law One Liner Resistance
I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post, which any human power can give.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Book Family Friendship Human Life World
Dependence begets subservience and venality, suffocates the germ of virtue, and prepares fit tools for the designs of ambition.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Ambition Design Freedom Independence Virtue
The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.
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Economy Liberty Politics Sea Wave
Experience demands that man is the only animal which devours his own kind, for I can apply no milder term to the general prey of the rich on the poor.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Animal Experience Man Poor Prey Rich
We confide in our strength, without boasting of it, we respect that of others, without fearing it.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Confidence Fear Respect Strength
I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Bank Believe DAngry Institution Liberty Stand
Every day is lost in which we do not learn something useful. Man has no nobler or more valuable possession than time.
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Knowledge Learning Lost Man Time Value
Good wine is a necessity of life for me.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Alcohol Funny Necessity Requirement Wine
He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Darkness Himself Ideas Instruction Lesson Light
Those who expect to be both ignorant and free, expect what never was and never will be.
THOMAS JEFFERSON

Expectation Freedom Ignorant

Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst and cold.

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