He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.

If we can but prevent the government from wasting the labours of the people, under the pretence of taking care of them, they must become happy.

Communities should be planned with an eye to the effect on the human spirit of being continually surrounded by a maximum of beauty.

I apprehend... that the total abandonment of the principle of rotation in the offices of President and Senator will end in abuse.

Reason and free inquiry are the only effectual agents against error... They are the natural enemies of error, and of error only... If [free enquiry] be restrained now, the present corruptions will be protected, and new ones encouraged.

Tobacco is a culture productive of infinite wretchedness.

Without health there is no happiness. An attention to health, then, should take the place of every other object.