Sensibility of mind is indeed the parent of every virtue, but it is the parent of much misery, too.
Thomas JeffersonI sincerely congratulate you on the arrival of the mockingbird. Learn all the children to venerate it as a superior being in the form of a bird, or as a being which will haunt them if any harm is done to itself or its eggs.
Thomas JeffersonThough you cannot see, when you take one step, what will be the next, yet follow truth, justice, and plain dealing, and never fear their leading you out of [any difficult situation] in the easiest manner possible.
Thomas Jefferson