Never throw off the best affections of nature in the moment when they become most precious to their object; nor fear to extend you hand to save another, lest you should sink yourself.


Light and Liberty: Reflections on the Pursuit of Happiness (ed. Modern Library, 2004) - ISBN: 9781588363893

Thomas Jefferson Quotes

Never throw off the best affections of nature in the moment when they become most precious to their object; nor fear to extend you hand to save...

Never throw off the best affections of nature in the moment when they become most precious to their object; nor fear to extend you hand to save...

Never throw off the best affections of nature in the moment when they become most precious to their object; nor fear to extend you hand to save...

Never throw off the best affections of nature in the moment when they become most precious to their object; nor fear to extend you hand to save...