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Henry David Thoreau Quotes

Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I should not believe.

Source:The Journal (March 24, 1842); The Writings of Henry David Thoreau (Houghton, Mifflin and Co., ed. 1906), Volume VII, Chapter VI, Page 346
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  • Name: Henry David Thoreau
  • Profession: Naturalist, Poet
  • Born: July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862
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