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great Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau | great

I have a great deal of company in the house, especially in the morning when nobody calls.

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great Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau | great

Being is the great explainer.

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great Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau | great

Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded them, and all true worldly fame subsides from their high estimate beyond the stars.

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great Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau | great

Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’s eyes for an instant?

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government Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau | government

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.

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government Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau | government

How does it become a man to behave towards the American government today? I answer, that he cannot without disgrace be associated with it.

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government Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau | government

If the machine of government is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then, I say, break the law.

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government Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau | government

That government is best which governs least.

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good Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau | good

There is more of good nature than of good sense at the bottom of most marriages.

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good Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau | good

I have seen how the foundations of the world are laid, and I have not the least doubt that it will stand a good while.

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