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The life which men praise and regard as successful is but one kind. Why should we exaggerate any one kind at the expense of the others? - Henry David Thoreau (Walden; or, Life in the Woods Quotes)

The life which men praise and regard as successful is but one kind. Why should we exaggerate any one kind at the expense of the others?

Source:(Ticknor and Fields, ed. 1954), Chapter I. Economy, Page 22
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Henry David Thoreau  (Walden; or, Life in the Woods Quotes)
  • Book: Walden
  • Writer: Henry David Thoreau
  • Genre: Classics, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Autobiography
  • Published: 1854
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