“Do not bite at the bait of pleasure till you know there is no hook beneath it.”

“I believe that every human mind feels pleasure in doing good to another.”

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

“An honest man can feel no pleasure in the exercise of power over his fellow citizens.”

“I am savage enough to prefer the woods, the wilds, and the independence of Monticello, to all the brilliant pleasures of this gay capital [Paris].”

“How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of, and which no other people on earth enjoy!”

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