Quote#Friendship
I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my…
Quote byThomas Jefferson · 1743–1826
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Letter to Alexander Donald (7 February 1788).
English (original)
I had rather be shut up in a very modest cottage with my books, my family and a few old friends, dining on simple bacon, and letting the world roll on as it liked, than to occupy the most splendid post, which any human power can give.
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