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There must be the... generating force of Love behind every effort destined to be successful.
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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The culture of the hop ... so analagous to the culture and uses of the grape, may afford a theme for future poets.
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The universe is wider than our views of it.
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The church is a sort of hospital for men's souls, and as full of quackery as the hospital for their bodies. Those who are taken into it live like pensioners in their Retreat or Sailors' Snug Harbor, where you may see a row of religious cripples sitting outside in sunny weather.
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We must love our friend so much that she shall be associated with our purest and holiest thoughts alone.
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