Quote by Thomas Jefferson
A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit. -

A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit. – Thomas Jefferson

Other quotes by Thomas Jefferson

An association of men who will not quarrel with one another is a thing which has never yet existed, from the greatest confederacy of nations down to a town meeting or a vestry. – Thomas Jefferson

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Men
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A lively and lasting sense of filial duty is more effectually impressed on the mind of a son or daughter by reading King Lear, than by all the dry volumes of ethics, and divinity, that ever were written. – Thomas Jefferson

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Daughters
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I do not take a single newspaper, nor read one a month, and I feel myself infinitely happier for it. – Thomas Jefferson

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Other Quotes from
Cowardice/Weakness
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Dishonesty, cowardice and duplicity are never impulsive. – George A. Knight

My nonviolence does not admit of running away from danger and leaving dear ones unprotected. Between violence and cowardly flight, I can only prefer violence to cowardice. I can no more preach nonviolence to a coward than I can tempt a blind man to enjoy healthy scenes. – Mahatma Gandhi

It is the coward who fawns upon those above him. It is the coward who is insolent whenever he dares be so. – Junius

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