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Henry David Thoreau Quotes
If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment.
Source:
The Journal (September 23, 1838); The Writings of Henry David Thoreau (Houghton, Mifflin and Co., ed. 1906), Volume VII, Chapter II, Page 60
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Henry David Thoreau
Profession:
Naturalist, Poet
Born:
July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862
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