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Henry David Thoreau Quotes
It is not enough to be industrious; so are the ants. What are you industrious about?
Source:
Letter to Harrison Blake (Concord, November 16, 1857); The Writings of Henry David Thoreau (Houghton, Mifflin and Co., ed. 1906), Volume VI, Page 317
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Name:
Henry David Thoreau
Profession:
Naturalist, Poet
Born:
July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862
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