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Extract from Thomas Jefferson to Madame de Tessé

Paris April 25. 1788

but Botany is the school for patience, and it’s amateurs learn resignation from daily disappointments.

PrC (CSmH). Published in PTJ, 13:108–09.
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Author
Thomas Jefferson
Recipient
Madame de Tessé
Date Range
1771 - 1790
Date
April 25, 1788
Collection
Quotes by and about Thomas Jefferson
Repository
CSmH
Quote Category
Science

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