"There is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents."
― Thomas Jefferson
Topic(s):
Men
More From Thomas Jefferson
- "The Creator has not thought proper to mark those in the forehead who are of stuff to make good generals. We are first, therefore, to seek them blindfold, and then let them learn the trade at the expense of great losses."
- "Leave all the afternoon for exercise and recreation, which are as necessary as reading. I will rather say more necessary because health is worth more than learning."
- "The second office in the government is honorable and easy; the first is but a splendid misery."
More In Men
- "What men value in this world is not rights but privileges."― H. L. Mencken
- "There are but very few men clever enough to know all the mischief they do."― Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- "You will find men who want to be carried on the shoulders of others, who think that the world owes them a living. They don’t seem to see that we must all lift together and pull together."― Henry Ford