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Do not neglect your music. It will be a companion which will sweeten many hours of life to you.
Thomas Jefferson
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Thomas Jefferson
Age: 83 †
Born: 1743
Born: April 2
Died: 1826
Died: July 4
3Rd U.S. President
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I find that the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.
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In matters of principle, stand like a rock.
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