Thomas Jeffersons Decalogue of Canons IX. Take things always by their smooth handle.
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The art of life is the art of avoiding pain.
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... whenever any form of government becomes destructive ... it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it...
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Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.
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