“Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.”
Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) 3rd President of the United States of America
“Whether the succeeding generation is to be more virtuous than their predecessors, I cannot say; but I am sure they will have more worldly wisdom, and enough, I hope, to know that honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.”
Letter to Nathaniel Macon (12 January 1819) http://books.google.com/books?id=oiYWAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Honesty+is+the+first+chapter+in+the+book+of+wisdom%22&pg=PA112#v=onepage <br class="br">1810s
Help us to complete the source, original and additional information
Do you have more details about the quote "Whether the succeeding generation is to be more virtuous than their predecessors, I cannot say; but I am sure they will…" by Thomas Jefferson?
Thomas Jefferson456
3rd President of the United States of America 1743–1826Related quotes
“I know that inner wisdom is more precious than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain.”
Oprah Winfrey (1954) American businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist
Jonas Salk (1914–1995) Inventor of polio vaccine
The Open Mind interview (1985)
Context: I have the impression that the new generation of young people, are coming up on the scene with a sense "ancestorhood", and with more wisdom than was evident before. I think this comes about as a matter of necessity — Almost as if there is something in us that is innate, something inherent in us, that is destined for a longer term, rather than a shorter term future.
Robert G. Ingersoll (1833–1899) Union United States Army officer
My Reviewers Reviewed (lecture from June 27, 1877, San Francisco, CA)
George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish playwright
The Serpent, in Pt. V
1920s, Back to Methuselah (1921)
“Now that I know that I am no wiser than anyone else, does this wisdom make me wiser?”
Hugh Prather (1938–2010) American writer
Source: Notes to Myself: My Struggle to Become a Person