Lifestyle Home with Thomas Jefferson 7/18/2019 | By Seniors Guide Staff Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, was the place where Jefferson was involved with the continuing education of his children and grandchildren. He encouraged them to keep a strict schedule of reading and studying. As a father figure, Thomas Jefferson devised a list of familiar sayings or rules that regulated his life and the life of those around him. These Canons of Conduct or “Americanisms” have been passed down through generations. Never put off tomorrow what you can do today.Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.Never spend money before you have earned it.Never buy what you don’t want because it is cheap; it will be dear to you.Pride costs more than hunger, thirst, and cold.We seldom repent of having eaten too little.Nothing is troublesome that we do willingly.How much pain the evils cost us that never happened.Take things always by the smooth handle.When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry, count one hundred. Read more from the Seniors Guide blog here! Read More Seniors Guide Staff Seniors Guide has been addressing traditional topics and upcoming trends in the senior living industry since 1999. We strive to educate seniors and their loved ones in an approachable manner, and aim to provide them with the right information to make the best decisions possible.