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It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquillity and occupation which give happiness.
Occupation
Thomas Jefferson

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It is the trade of lawyers to question everything, yield nothing, and talk by the hour.
Law and Lawyers
Thomas Jefferson

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My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me.
Age and Aging
Thomas Jefferson

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My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.
Government
Thomas Jefferson

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

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Never spend your money before you have earned it.
Economy and Economics
Thomas Jefferson

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No man will ever bring out of the Presidency the reputation which carries him into it.
President
Thomas Jefferson

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Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations; entangling alliances with none.
Alliances
Thomas Jefferson

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Peace, commerce, and honest friendship, with all nationsentangling alliances with none.
Uncategorised
Thomas Jefferson

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Politics are such a torment that I would advise every one I love not to mix with them.
Politicians and Politics
Thomas Jefferson

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Pride costs more than hunger, thirst and cold.
Pride
Thomas Jefferson

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Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.
Tyranny
Thomas Jefferson

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Resort is had to ridicule only when reason is against us.
Ridicule
Thomas Jefferson

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Speeches that are measured by the hour will die with the hour.
Speech
Thomas Jefferson

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Take not from the mouth of labor the bread it as earned.
Labor
Thomas Jefferson

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Taste cannot be controlled by law.
Taste
Thomas Jefferson

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That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part.
Government
Thomas Jefferson

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The advertisements are the most truthful part of a newspaper.
Newspapers
Thomas Jefferson

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The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.
Liberty
Thomas Jefferson

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the giver of life, who gave it for happiness and not for wretchedness.
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The glow of one warm thought is to me worth more than money.
Thoughts and Thinking
Thomas Jefferson

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The God who gave us life, gave us liberty at the same time.
Liberty
Thomas Jefferson

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The man who fears no truth has nothing to fear from lies.
Truth
Thomas Jefferson

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The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing, but newspapers.
Newspapers
Thomas Jefferson

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The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.
Brevity
Thomas Jefferson

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