When habit has strengthened our sense of duties, they leave us no time…

Thomas Jefferson
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When habit has strengthened our sense of duties, they leave us no time for other things; but when young we neglect them and this gives us time for anything. ✨ Thomas Jefferson, Richard Holland Johnston, Thomas Jefferson Memorial Association of the United States (1903). The writings of Thomas Jefferson
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