I cannot live without books.

Thomas Jefferson

Letter to John Adams, 1815

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Books

Author

Thomas Jefferson

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Letter to John Adams, 1815 Letters of Thomas Jefferson

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Letter

Language

English

Time

1815 1810s 19th century

Occupation

Founding Father American President National leader Politician

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United States

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Original Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. Letter to John Adams. 10 June 1815.

Current Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. "Jefferson to Adams • Monticello, June 10." The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams, edited by Lester J. Cappon. Omohundro Institute and The University of North Carolina Press, 1988.

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He who knows most, knows best how little he knows.

Thomas Jefferson

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Intellectual humility

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Thomas Jefferson
Statement Type
Paradox
Language
English
Time
1812 1810s 19th century
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Citation

Jefferson, Thomas. Thomas Jefferson’s Batture Pamphlet. 25 Feb. 1812.

Another quote from the 1810s

How little do we know that which we are!
How less what we may be!

Lord Byron

Don Juan

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Human potential Human nature

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Lord Byron
Source
Don Juan
Medium
Poem
Language
English
Time
1824 1810s 19th century
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Lord Byron. Don Juan. London: John Hunt, 1824, canto 15, st. 99.

Current Citation

Lord Byron. "Don Juan." Lord Byron: The Major Works, edited by Jerome J. McGann. Oxford University Press, 2008, canto 15, st. 99.

Another quote about Books

When you reread a classic you do not see more in the book than you did before; you see more in you than there was before.

Clifton Fadiman

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Power of literature Books

Author

Clifton Fadiman
Language
English
Time
1957 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Fadiman, Clifton. Any Number Can Play. The World Publishing Company, 1957.