Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia

I rise with the sun (Quotation)

A verified Jefferson quotation from an 1819 letter to Dr. Vine Utley, in which Jefferson described his lifelong habit of rising with the sun regardless of when he went to bed.

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"But whether I retire to bed early or late, I rise with the sun."

- Thomas Jefferson to Dr. Vine Utley, March 21, 18191

Footnotes

  1. PTJ:RS, 14:156-58. Transcription available at Founders Online.