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Most men cry better than they speak. You get more nurture out of them by pinching than addressing them.
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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Law never made men a whit more just and, by means of their respect for it, even the well-disposed are daily made the agents of injustice.
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The poet's body even is not fed like other men's, but he sometimes tastes the genuine nectar and ambrosia of the gods, and lives adivine life. By the healthful and invigorating thrills of inspiration his life is preserved to a serene old age.
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