Thomas Jefferson Quotes About Tranquility
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I have now the gloomy prospect of retiring from office loaded with serious debts, which will materially affect the tranquility of my retirement.
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Tranquility is the old man's milk.
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It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.
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You and I have formerly seen warm debates and high political passions. But gentlemen of different politics would then speak to each other and separate the business of the Senate from that of society. It is not so now. Men who have been intimate all their lives, cross the streets to avoid meeting, and turn their heads another way, lest they should be obliged to touch their hats. This may do for young men with whom passion is enjoyment. But it is afflicting to peaceable minds. Tranquility is the old man's milk.
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Good humor is one of the preservatives of our peace and tranquility.
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