Wisdom Quote by Thomas Jefferson — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

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

“Nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle.”

“Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do.”

“God grant that men of principle shall be our principal men.”

“Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.”

“Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of Liberty.”

“When we search for "ourselves" in the eyes of others, we have imprisoned our own-selves in believing that our self-worth is nothing unless others validate who we are. Unless we approve of whom we are, what we are, and what we are capable of doing as an individual, only then we will have released "ourselves" from our own imprisonment. We are in charge of our own life's destiny and what we do and become can only be validated by our accomplishments and failures; not by what others may think of us.”

“I think your vision gets better as you get older.”

“Seekers of wisdom, seekers of life.”

“You Who'd be Wise" from "Ben Mishle" written sometime between 1013 and 1050 C.E.”

“All knowledge hurts.”

“There are two kinds of fools. One says, "This is old, and therefore good." And one says, " This is new, and therefore better.”