A mind always employed is always happy. |
A mind always employed is always happy. This is the true secret, the grand recipe, for felicity. |
A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is personally responsible for his society |
A nation as a society forms a moral person, and every member of it is personally responsible for his society |
A professorship of Theology should have no place in our institution (the University of Virginia) |
A republican government is slow to move, yet when once in motion, its momentum becomes irresistible |
A single good government is a blessing to the whole earth |
A single zealot may commence prosecutor, and better men be his victims |
A society that will trade a little liberty for a little order will lose both, and deserve neither |
A strict observance of the written laws is doubtless one of the high virtues of a good citizen, but it is not the highest. The laws of necessity, of self-preservation, of saving our country when in danger, are of higher obligation. |
A strong body makes the mind strong |
A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercises, I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise and independence to the mind. Games played with the ball, and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun, therefore, be the constant companion of your walks. |
A superintending power to maintain the Universe in its course and order. |
A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor and bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government. |
Above all things I hope the education of the common people will be attended to, convinced that on their good sense we may rely with the most security for the preservation of a due degree of liberty. |