More quotes by Thomas Jefferson

"I may grow rich by an art I am compelled to follow; I may recover health by medicines I am compelled to take against my own judgment; but I cannot be saved by a worship I disbelieve and abhor."
"Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom."
"Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of Liberty."
"I cannot live without books."
"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."