As for the complex ways of living, I love them not, however much I pra…

Henry David Thoreau
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As for the complex ways of living, I love them not, however much I practice them. In as many places as possible, I will get my feet down to the earth. ✨ Henry David Thoreau, Jeffrey S. Cramer (2007). I to Myself: An Annotated Selection from the Journal of Henry D. Thoreau, p.204, Yale University Press
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