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 JEFFERSONOn matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock.
More Thomas Jefferson Quotes
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Ignorance is preferable to error, and he is less remote from the truth who believes nothing than he who believes what is wrong.
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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.
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All should be laid open to you without reserve, for there is not a truth existing which I fear, or would wish unknown to the whole world.
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But friendship is precious, not only in the shade but in the sunshine of life; & thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine. I will recur for proof to the days we have lately passed. On these indeed the sun shone brightly.
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There is nothing more unequal than the equal treatment of unequal people.
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I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies.
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I cannot live without books.
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Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people.
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The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.
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I think one travels more usefully when they travel alone, because they reflect more.
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Never spend your money before you have it.
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Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and opressions of the body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.
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Nothing is troublesome that one does willingly.
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An enemy generally says and believes what he wishes.
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Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
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