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Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst and cold.

Thomas Jefferson

Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor morum over each other.
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Advantage Difference Each Other Opinion Religion
To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.
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Believe Fund Government Ideas Man Money
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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Complain Determine Inspirational Lose Occasion Time
The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.
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Deep Intelligence Silence Talent Value Writing
We confide in our strength, without boasting of it, we respect that of others, without fearing it.
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Confidence Fear Respect Strength
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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Arrangement Friendship Precious Proof Sun Sunshine
Never spend your money before you have it.
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Inspirational Life Money One Liner Patience
The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but swindling futurity on a large scale.
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Fund Future Money Principle
Think as you please, and so let others, and you will have no disputes.
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Dispute Forgiveness Inspirational Let Go One Liner Please
When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.
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Fear Government Liberty People Politics
The equal rights of man, and the happiness of every individual, are now acknowledged to be the only legitimate objects of government.
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Equality Government Happiness Individual Man Right
I hope that we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial of strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country
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Challenge Corporation Country Government Law Strength
Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.
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Chapter Honesty One Liner True Wisdom
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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Blessing Country Enjoyment Freedom Liberty People
Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people.
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Authority Exist Leaving People Responsible
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.
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Book Family Friendship Human Life World

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