It is neither wealth nor splendor, but tranquility...... Quote by "Thomas Jefferson"

It is neither wealth nor splendor, but tranquility and occupation, which give happiness.
— Thomas Jefferson

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Other Quotes by "Thomas Jefferson"

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.
— Thomas Jefferson

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Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others. Our own share of miseries is sufficient: why enter then as volunteers into those of another?
— Thomas Jefferson

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Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.
— Thomas Jefferson

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The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.
— Thomas Jefferson

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Whenever the people are well-informed, they can be trusted with their own government.
— Thomas Jefferson

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