"I have no ambition to govern men; it is a painful and thankless office."
― Thomas Jefferson
Topic(s):
Men
More From Thomas Jefferson
- "Never spend your money before you have earned it."
- "So confident am I in the intentions, as well as wisdom, of the government, that I shall always be satisfied that what is not done, either cannot, or ought not to be done."
- "Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a Censor – over each other."
More In Men
- "Men tend to feel threatened; women tend to feel guilty."― Edwin Louis Cole
- "I do not consider it an insult, but rather a compliment to be called an agnostic. I do not pretend to know where many ignorant men are sure – that is all that agnosticism means."― Clarence Darrow
- "There can never be peace between nations until there is first known that true peace which is within the souls of men."― Black Elk