“If there be one principle more deeply rooted than any other in the mind of every American, it is, that we should have nothing to do with conquest.”
"I’m a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it."
- Thomas Jefferson
Hard Work
"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock."
- Thomas Jefferson
Leadership
""I’m a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.""
- Thomas Jefferson
Hard Work
"I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another."
- Thomas Jefferson
Compassion
"I’m a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it."
- Thomas Jefferson
Hard Work
"What virtue is there in a man who demonstrates goodness because he has been bred to it? It is his habit from youth. But a man who has known unkindness and want, for him to be kind and charitable to those who have been the cause of his misfortunes, that is a virtuous man."
Morality
"Whether a human being is good or bad, right or wrong, can only be determined based on circumstances."
Morality
"Always let your conscience be your guide."
- Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio
Morality
"To the factory farmer, in contrast to the traditional farmer with his sense of honor and obligation, the animals are 'production units,' and accorded all the sympathy that term suggests."
- Matthew Scully
Morality
"When music is allowed to take the place of devotion and prayer, it is a terrible curse. Young people assemble together to sing, and, although professed Christians, frequently dishonor God and their faith by their frivolous conversation and their choice of music."
- Ellen G. White
Morality