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If a man constantly aspires, is he not elevated?

Source:Letter to Harrison Blake (Concord, March 27, 1848); The Writings of Henry David Thoreau (Houghton, Mifflin and Co., ed. 1906), Volume VI, Page 162
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  • Name: Henry David Thoreau
  • Profession: Naturalist, Poet
  • Born: July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862
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