Famous quotes containing the words thomas jefferson, thomas, jefferson and/or haitian:
“Public employment contributes neither to advantage nor happiness. It is but honorable exile from one’s family and affairs.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)
“Though they be mad and dead as nails,
Heads of the characters hammer through daisies;
Break in the sun till the sun breaks down,
And death shall have no dominion.”
—Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)
“Exercise and application produce order in our affairs, health of body, cheerfulness of mind, and these make us precious to our friends.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)
“The Haitian people are gentle and lovable except for their enormous and unconscious cruelty.”
—Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960)