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Quote by Thomas Jefferson
I have no ambition to govern men it is a painful and thankless off

I have no ambition to govern men it is a painful and thankless office. – Thomas Jefferson

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The art of life is the art of avoiding pain; and he is the best pilot, who steers clearest of the rocks and shoals with which it is beset. – Thomas Jefferson

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He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. – Thomas Jefferson

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