Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous,…

Thomas Jefferson
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Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy bears the presence of a rival. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (1984). Jefferson: Writings, p.1052, Library of America
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Wisdom I know is social. She seeks her fellows. But Beauty is jealous, and illy bears the presence of a rival. ✨ Thomas Jefferson (1984). Jefferson: Writings, p.1052, Library of America

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