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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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When a noble deed is done, who is likely to appreciate it? They who are noble themselves.
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I hear many condemn these men because they were so few. When were the good and the brave ever in a majority? Would you have had him wait till that time came?--till you and I came over to him?
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