Thomas Jefferson's Canons of Conduct


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Posted by Paul Zonnenberg on January 18, 1999 at 14:49:12:

For some reason, people write me a lot of 'words of wisdom'. These are from Thomas Jefferson. For the Dutch under us; He is a writer of the U.S. constitution and the third president of the U.S.A. Pick out the things you can use, and leave the things you can't. That was my word of wisdom.- Paul

"Thomas Jefferson's Canons of Conduct" (rules of behavior)

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

Never trouble another with what you can do yourself.

Never spend your money before you have it.

Never buy what you do not want because it is cheap.

Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst and cold.

We never repent of having eaten too little.

Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly.

How much pain have cost us the evils which have never happened.

Take things always by their smooth handle.

When angry, count ten before you speak; if very angry, a hundred.


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