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.
THOMAS JEFFERSONThe boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.
More Thomas Jefferson Quotes
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Take things always by their smooth handle.
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I am for freedom of religion, and against all maneuvers to bring about a legal ascendency of one sect over another.
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Be polite to all, but intimate with few.
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When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.
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Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.
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We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.
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When angry, count 10. before you speak; if very angry, 100.
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I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led.
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How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!
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Never spend your money before you have it.
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Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time, who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done, if we are always doing.
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Where the press is free and every man able to read, all is safe.
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Peace and friendship with all mankind is our wisest policy, and I wish we may be permitted to pursue it.
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Never put off to tomorrow what you can do to-day.
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The greatest service which can be rendered any country is to add a useful plant to its culture.
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