Thomas Jefferson Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Thomas Jefferson quotes, Thomas Jefferson sayings, and Thomas Jefferson proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and a third time till at length it becomes habitual. Thomas Jefferson
He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and a third time till at length it becomes habitual. Thomas Jefferson
Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. Thomas Jefferson
Coffee: the favorite drink of the civilized world. Thomas Jefferson
Never spend your money before you have it. Thomas Jefferson
Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits. Thomas Jefferson
All we can do is to make the best of our friends: love and cherish what is good in them, and keep out of the way of what is bad: but no more think of rejecting them for it than of throwing away a piece of music for a flat passage or two. Thomas Jefferson
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 can be done if we are always doing. Thomas Jefferson
If I am to meet with a disappointment, the sooner I know it, the more of life I shall have to wear it off. Thomas Jefferson
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
Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just. Thomas Jefferson
But friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life and thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine. Thomas Jefferson
Never trouble another for what you can do for yourself. Thomas Jefferson
Power is not alluring to pure minds. Thomas Jefferson
Exercise and application produce order in our affairs, health of body, cheerfulness of mind, and these make us precious to our friends. Thomas Jefferson
Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far. Thomas Jefferson
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness Thomas Jefferson
The mass of mankind has not been born with saddles on their backs, nor a favored few to ride them. Thomas Jefferson
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
I cannot live without books. Thomas Jefferson
If the body be feeble, the mind will not be strong. Thomas Jefferson
He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and a third time till at length it becomes habitual. Thomas Jefferson
I'm a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it. Thomas Jefferson
How much pain have cost us the evils that have never happened. Thomas Jefferson
The superiority of chocolate, both for health and nourishment, will soon give it the same preference over tea and coffee in America which it has in Spain. Thomas Jefferson
Common sense is the foundation of all authorities, of the laws themselves, and of their construction. Thomas Jefferson
Nobody can acquire honor by doing what is wrong. Thomas Jefferson
Beer, if drunk in moderation, softens the temper, cheers the spirit and promotes health. Thomas Jefferson
We never repent of having eaten too little. Thomas Jefferson
The sovereign invigorator of the body is exercise, and of all the exercises walking is the best. Thomas Jefferson