Quirky thoughts from an old man.
“If a law is unjust, a man is not only right to disobey it, he is obligated to do so.”
Thomas Jefferson
Our immigration laws are unjust, confusing and detrimental to the long term success of our country. So to follow Jefferson’s dictum one should: hire the undocumented, aid those fighting for justice in the immigration mess we call a system and support those who actually want to simplify and rationalize our immigration system.
“When angry count to ten. When very angry a hundred.“
Thomas Jefferson
“Never buy what you don’t want because it is cheap.”
Thomas Jefferson
Number 3 of the ten word maxims
Ignorance is not bliss.
I lost the attribution on this quote and Google give multiple sources.
I did find this one from President Thomas Jefferson: “if ignorance is bliss, why aren’t more people happy?”
The photo is of the north side of our building from the landscaped cactus garden.
“In matters of taste, blow with the wind; In matters of principle, stand like a rock.”
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson’s Tips for Living a Practical Life
1 Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today.
2 Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.
3 Never spend your money before you have it.
4 Never buy what you do not want, because it is cheap.
5 Pride costs us more than hunger, thirst, and cold.
6 We never repent of having eaten too little.
7 Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly.
8 How much pain have cost us the evils which have never happened.
9 Take things always by their smooth handle.
10 When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry, a hundred.
I was surprised that in 15 years of writing my blog I have never posted this wonderful list from Thomas Jefferson. We visited Monticello when the girls were young and I bought a variant of this list and had it on the wall in my office for many years. The photo is of the Jefferson Memorial taken when I visited with Gene and Carol during the Chesapeake Bay trip on Sweet Dreams.
There is some irony and hypocrisy in the list. Jefferson had slaves to do for him (Number 2), he died deeply in debt (number 3) and he didn’t speak to his colleague John Adams for 20 years (number 5). Knowing what you should do is different than actually doing it.