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Write while the heat is in you.
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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So long as a man is faithful to himself, everything is in his favor, government, society, the very sun, moon, and stars.
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