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Henry David Thoreau Quotes

It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know.

Source:The Journal (October 4, 1859); The Writings of Henry David Thoreau (Houghton, Mifflin and Co., ed. 1906), Volume XVIII, Chapter VIII, Page 371
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  • Profession: Naturalist, Poet
  • Born: July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862
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