Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain a…

Thomas Jefferson
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Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (2004). Light and Liberty: Reflections on the Pursuit of Happiness, p.103, Modern Library
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Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (2004). Light and Liberty: Reflections on the Pursuit of Happiness, p.103, Modern Library

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