627 ordspråk av Thomas Jefferson
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.
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He who receives ideas from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine receives light without darkening me
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Health is the requisite after morality
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Health is worth more than learning.
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History has informed us that bodies of men as well as individuals are susceptible of the spirit of tyranny
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History, by apprising (men) of the past, will enable them to judge of the future, it will avail them of the experience of other times and other nations
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History, in general, only informs us of what bad government is.
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Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
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Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
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Honesty, disinterestedness and good nature are indispensable to procure the esteem and confidence of those with whom we live, and on whose esteem our happiness depends.
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Honor isn't about making the right choices. It's about dealing with the consequences.
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Honor, justice, and humanity, forbid us tamely to surrender that freedom which we received from our gallant ancestors, and which our innocent posterity have a right to receive from us
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How much have cost us the evils that never happened!
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How much pain have cost us the evils which have never happened
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How much pain worries have cost us that have never happened?
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