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A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.
Source:
(Ticknor and Fields, ed. 1954), Chapter II. Where I Lived, and What I Lived For, Page 89
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Book:
Walden
Writer:
Henry David Thoreau
Genre:
Classics, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Autobiography
Published:
1854
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