The general desire of men to live by their heads rather than their hands, and the strong allurements of great cities to those who have any turn for dissipation, threaten to make them here, as in Europe, the sinks of voluntary misery.
Thomas JeffersonI never before knew the full value of trees. Under them I breakfast, dine, write, read and receive my company.
Thomas JeffersonWe should talk over the lessons of the day, or lose them in Music, Chess, or the merriments of our family companions.
Thomas Jefferson