Quote by Thomas Jefferson
Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house,

Books constitute capital. A library book lasts as long as a house, for hundreds of years. It is not, then, an article of mere consumption but fairly of capital, and often in the case of professional men, setting out in life, it is their only capital. – Thomas Jefferson

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My only fear is that I may live too long. This would be a subject of dread to me. – Thomas Jefferson

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