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The civilized man is a more experienced and wiser savage.
Henry David Thoreau
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Henry David Thoreau
Age: 44 †
Born: 1817
Born: July 12
Died: 1862
Died: May 6
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This life we live is a strange dream, and I don't believe at all any account men give of it.
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To the man who cherishes a secret in his breast, there is a still greater secret unexplored. Our most indifferent acts may be a matter for secrecy, but whatever we do with the utmost truthfulness and integrity, by virtue of its pureness, must be transparent as light.
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A healthy man, indeed, is the complement of the seasons, and in winter, summer is in his heart.
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The music of all creatures has to do with their loves, even of toads and frogs. Is it not the same with man?
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