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Henry David Thoreau Quotes

We are not what we are, nor do we treat or esteem each other for such, but for what we are capable of being.

Source:Letter to Mrs. Lucy Brown (Concord, March 2, 1842)
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Henry David Thoreau Quotes
  • Name: Henry David Thoreau
  • Profession: Naturalist, Poet
  • Born: July 12, 1817 - May 6, 1862
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