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Henry David Thoreau Quotes
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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Henry David Thoreau
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Naturalist, Poet
Born:
July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862
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