The art of life is the art of avoiding pain. - Thomas Jefferson

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The art of life is the art of avoiding pain.

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About Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson (13 April 1743 – 4 July 1826) was author of the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (1777), founder of the University of Virginia (1819), the third president of the United States (1801–1809), a political philosopher, editor of Jefferson's Bible (1819), and one of the most influential founders of the United States.

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Alternative Names: President Jefferson T. Jefferson
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A coward is much more exposed to quarrels than a man of spirit.

I have the consolation of having added nothing to my private fortune during my public service, and of retiring with hands clean as they are empty.

Leave no authority existing not responsible to the people.

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