| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 30744 |
| QUOTATION: | I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more acute than the pleasure of much praise. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Thomas Jefferson (17431826), U.S. president. Letter, March 13, 1789. |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
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| | | The Columbia World of Quotations. Copyright © 1996 Columbia University Press. |
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