I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is mor…

Thomas Jefferson
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I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more acute than the pleasure of much praise. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Jerry Holmes (2002). Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts, p.109, Rowman & Littlefield
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I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more acute than the pleasure of much praise. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Jerry Holmes (2002). Thomas Jefferson: A Chronology of His Thoughts, p.109, Rowman & Littlefield

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