Famous quotes containing the words jefferson and/or wrote:
“We do not mean to count or weigh our contributions by any standard other than that of our abilities.”
—Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)
“His courtesy was somewhat extravagant. He would write and thank people who wrote to thank him for wedding presents and when he encountered anyone as punctilious as himself the correspondence ended only with death.”
—Evelyn Waugh (1903–1966)