A single sense may indeed be sometimes deceived, but rarely; and
never all our senses together, with their faculty of reasoning. They
evidence realities, and there are enough of these for all the purposes
of life, without plunging into the fathomless abyss of dreams and
phantasms. I am satisfied, and sufficiently occupied with the things
which are, without tormenting or troubling myself about those which may
indeed be, but of which I have no evidence. I am sure that I really know
many, many things, and none more surely than that I love you with all
my heart, and pray for the continuance of your life until you shall be
tired of it yourself.
Th: Jefferson.
LETTER CLV.--TO JOSEPH C. CABELL, November 28, 1820
TO JOSEPH C. CABELL.
Poplar Forest, November 28, 1820.
Dear Sir,
I sent in due time the Report of the Visitors to the Governor, with a
request that he would endeavor to convene the Literary Board in time to
lay it before the legislature on the second day of their session. It
was enclosed in a letter which will explain itself to you. If delivered
before the crowd of other business presses on them, they may act on
it immediately, and before there will have been time for unfriendly
combinations and manoeuvres by the enemies of the institution. I enclose
you now a paper presenting some views which may be useful to you in
conversations, to rebut exaggerated estimates of what our institution
is to cost, and reproaches of deceptive estimates.
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