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It is after we get home that we really go over the mountain, if ever.
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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In sane moments we regard only the facts, the case that is.
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There are theoretical reformers at all times, and all the world over, living on anticipation.
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Tough times don't last but tough people do. No matter how slow you go, you are still lapping everybody on the couch. Men are born to succeed, not fail.
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Why will we be imposed on by antiquity?
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