2,194 Quotes by Thomas Jefferson

Walking is the best possible exercise. Habituate yourself to walk very far.

I am tired of a life of contention, and of being the personal object for the hatred of every man, who hates the present state of things.

the study of the law is useful in a variety of points of view. it qualifies a man to be useful to himself, to his neighbors, & to the public.

Dependence leads to subservience.

No knowledge can be more satisfactory to a man than that of his own frame, its parts, their functions and actions.

The Governor would serve a five-year term and be ineligible for reelection.

But, you may ask, if the two departments [i.e., federal and state] should claim each the same subject of power, where is the common umpire to decide ultimately between them? In cases of little importance or urgency, the prudence of both parties will keep them aloof from the questionable ground; but if it can neither be avoided nor compromised, a convention of the States must be called to ascribe the doubtful power to that department which they may think best.

Taxes should be proportioned to what may be annually spared by the individual.

Defamation is becoming a necessity of life; inasmuch as a dish of tea in the morning or evening cannot be digested without this stimulant