"But friendship is precious, not only in..." - Quote by Thomas Jefferson

“I am savage enough to prefer the woods, the wilds, and the independence of Monticello, to all the brilliant pleasures of this gaycapital [Paris].”

“When wrongs are pressed because it is believed they will be borne, resistance becomes morality.”

“We abhor the follies of war, and are not untried in its distresses and calamities. Unmeddling with the affairs of other nations, we had hoped that our distance and our dispositions would have left us free, in the example and indulgence of peace with all the world.”

“Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.”

“The highest compact we can make with our fellow is -"Let there be truth between us two forevermore."”

“Never injure a friend, even in jest.”

“In that sense, what a great way to live, if you could always do things that interest you, and do them with people who interest you.”

“He who lives without committing any folly is not so wise as he thinks.[Fr., Qui vit sans folie n'est pas si sage qu'il croit.]”

“What is worse than having no sight is being able to see but having no vision.”