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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The moment a person forms a theory, his imagination sees in every object only the traits which favor that theory. – Thomas Jefferson

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Friendship is but another name for an alliance with the follies and the misfortunes of others. Our own share of miseries is sufficient: why enter then as volunteers into those of another? – Thomas Jefferson

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The good opinion of mankind, like the lever of Archimedes, with the given fulcrum, moves the world. – Thomas Jefferson

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The only way to have a life is to commit to it like crazy. – Angelina Jolie

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A broad margin of leisure is as beautiful in a mans life as in a book. Haste makes waste, no less in life than in housekeeping. Keep the time, observe the hours of the universe, not of the cars. – Henry David Thoreau

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One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes. – Benjamin Disraeli

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Life is so largely controlled by chance that its conduct can be but a perpetual improvisation. – W. Somerset Maugham

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You know you are getting old when it takes too much effort to procrastinate. – Author Unknown

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Never raise your hand to your kids. It leaves your groin unprotected. – Red Buttons

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